Cameroon launches first malaria vaccination for children

STORY: Cameroon launches first malaria vaccination for children SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 22, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Yaounde CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. Photos of vaccine injection session at a vaccination center in Douala, Cameroon 2. various of the Soa district hospital in Yaounde, Cameroon 3. SOUNDBITE (French): DANIEL EKOTO, Nurse of the Soa district hospital STORYLINE: Cameroon started vaccinating children against malaria for the first time on Monday in an effort to contain the raging pandemic. The Public Health Ministry of the country announced that the vaccine will be offered in both public and private health facilities across 42 health districts. SOUNDBITE (French): DANIEL EKOTO, Nurse of the Soa district hospital "On this first day, we administered vaccines to 20 infants, specifically 20 six-month-old babies, because, as you know, this concerns children who have reached the age of six months. It went off with a great deal of enthusiasm, especially on the part of the