Four government leaders in Zambia got the cholera shot to help stop the disease from spreading.
Health Minister Sylvia Masebo and three others got the oral vaccine in George township, Lusaka, because the World Health Organization gave 1. 7 million doses
Almost 400 people have died from the disease since October.
“The number of cases is going down steadily, which is a positive sign. ” “Don’t try to help sick people at home, but take them to the hospital,” Ms Masebo said during the vaccination campaign launch. The main focus is on giving the vaccine to people in areas with lots of cholera in Lusaka, which has about three million people.
In the last day, 23 people died in Lusaka, most of them were children under five years old and old people, according to Ms Masebo.
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Ministers from Zambia receive cholera vaccines
