Vaccines and Bacterial Infections in South Africa

Vaccines and Bacterial Infections in South Africa

Tetanus has been almost completely eradicated from public life in South Africa and many other countries since the early 2000s. Although a tetanus vaccine has existed since the ’70s, infant mortality and overall cases were still high. The transition to administering two vaccines paved the way for fewer than one case per 1,000 people and a tenfold drop in the infant mortality rate. Bacterial Infections in South Africa Newborns are the most vulnera…