Affordable vaccine brings Africa near elimination of meningitis A – UN health agency

Scientists have found that 90 per cent of individuals vaccinated with a meningitis A vaccine costing less than 50 cents a dose had protective antibodies in their system 5 years later, bringing Africa close to elimination of the “highly feared’ disease on the continent, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced today.
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news