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Nigeria stepping up vaccination against deadly meningitis

By Reuters
10 April 2024   |   3:33 am
Nigeria has begun the rollout of the MenFive vaccine in high-risk areas, securing millions of doses to protect children from all five strains of meningitis. The potentially fatal disease poses a grave threat to young children globally, with sub-Saharan Africa being particularly vulnerable to it.

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