Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out the "revolutionary" new Men5CV vaccine against meningitis, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

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Nigeria becomes first country to roll out new meningitis vaccine, WHO says

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Nigeria has begun to administer a new vaccine against meningitis. The disease has killed more than 150 people there over the past six months.

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Nigeria first to use new meningitis vaccine

The Men5CV vaccine is funded by Gavi the Vaccine Alliance, which holds the global reserve of vaccines against meningitis and supports low-income countries with routine vaccination against the disease, explained by WHO in a statement.

A vacina, denominada Men5CV, é financiada pela Gavi the Vaccine Alliance, que detém a reserva mundial de vacinas contra a meningite e apoia os países de baixo rendimento na vacinação de rotina contra a doença, explicou a OMS em comunicado.    "A Nigéria é um dos 26 países hiper-endémicos da meningite em África, situada na zona conhecida como a Cintura Africana da Meningite", afirmou. No ano passado, registou-se um aumento de 50% nos casos anuais…

Nigéria é o primeiro país no mundo a aplicar nova vacina contra meningite

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Nigeria is the first country in the world to apply a new vaccine against meningitis

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Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine – Men5CV – recommended by World Health Organisation(WHO), to protect people against meningitis. The post Nigeria first to introduce new 5-in-1 vaccine against meningitis – WHO appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.

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Nigeria first to introduce new 5-in-1 vaccine against meningitis – WHO

ABUJA, Nigeria, April 13 — Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out the “revolutionary” new Men5CV vaccine against meningitis, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Nigeria is one of the hotspots of the deadly disease in Africa. Last year, a 50 per cent rise in annual cases was reported across 26 African countries regarded as meningitis hyperendemic countries, according to the WHO. “Nigeria’s rollout brings us one step c…

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Nigeria is constantly struggling with outbreaks of meningitis. In the last year alone, the number of illnesses rose drastically. The West African country is now the first state in the world to introduce a vaccine that is effective against five pathogens at the same time.

Nigeria hat immer wieder mit Meningitis-Ausbrüchen zu kämpfen. Allein im letzten Jahr stieg die Zahl der Erkrankungen drastisch an. Das westafrikanische Land führt jetzt als erster Staat weltweit einen Impfstoff ein, der gegen fünf Erreger gleichzeitig wirksam ist.

Nigeria führt als erstes Land weltweit einen 5-in-1-Wirkstoff gegen Meningitis ein

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Nigeria is the first country in the world to introduce a 5-in-1 drug against meningitis

Africa's most populous nation Nigeria has launched a "revolutionary" vaccine against meningitis, in what the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said was a world first.

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Nigeria first to use 'revolutionary' meningitis jab: WHO

LAGOS. Africa's richest state Nigeria is the first country in the world to introduce a 5-in-1 vaccine against meningitis, also known as meningitis.

LAGOS. Afrikas bev�lkerungsreichster Staat Nigeria hat als erstes Land der Welt einen 5-in-1-Impfstoff gegen Meningitis, auch Hirnhautentz�ndung genannt, eingef�hrt.

Nigeria becomes first country to roll out new meningitis vaccine, WHO says

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