World Health Organization (WHO) says more than 50 million children missed vaccination of meningitis in Africa as the COVID-19 pandemic delayed meningitis vaccination campaigns, and now the region is at a heightened risk of outbreaks of meningitis type A. According to WHO, the pandemic severely disrupted meningitis prevention and control services, with disease surveillance, laboratory […]

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