Lebanon to launch cholera vaccination campaign as outbreak is under control: minister
STORY: Lebanon to launch cholera vaccination campaign as outbreak is under control: minister
DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:12
LOCATION: Beirut
CATEGORY: HEALTH
SHOTLIST:
1. various of Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad shaking hands with officials ahead of the press conference
2. various of Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad speaking at the conference
STORYLINE:
Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad said on Tuesday that his country will launch the first-phase vaccination campaign against cholera on Saturday as the outbreak is now under control, the National News Agency reported.
"There was a rapid alert to the epidemic, whether by equipping hospital centers, boosting prevention, or securing vaccines," Abiad said during a press conference held at the Health Ministry on launching the vaccination campaign against cholera.
The first-phase vaccination campaign will see 600,000 doses administered in three weeks, aiming to cover 70 percent of target groups in the areas most vulnerable to the outbreak
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