No Vaccines in the Time of Cholera

With millions of people homeless, clean drinking water in short supply, and the infrastructure in tatters, water-borne diseases are one of the biggest threats in the Pakistani regions ravaged by floods. Experts are particularly worried about cholera, a disease that can cause explosive and lethal outbreak.The Pakistani government has no plans for a mass vaccination campaign, and the World Health Organization does not advocate one. One key problem: The vaccine requires two doses, given 2 weeks apart, which is nearly impossible to do in a massive population on the move, experts say. aks.the internacional center for vaccine says that they can make a vacina yhat is oral and is not expensivePakistani government has no plans for a mass vaccination campaign, and the World Health Organization does not advocate one. One key problem: : The vaccine requires two doses, given 2 weeks apart, which is nearly impossible to do in a massive population on the move, experts say