The shortage of oral cholera vaccines is causing the worst outbreaks in 20 years and highlighting vaccine inequity and manufacturing issues. WHO has raised cholera to its highest health emergency level and warned that one billion people are at risk of dying from a preventable disease. There is limited progress in improving access to safe water and sanitation for the world’s poorest people. Despite the urgency, there has been a lack of political will to produce the necessary quantities of affordable vaccines. Organizations are calling for more commitment and innovation from manufacturers, governments, donors, and partners to address the cholera crisis.
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Vaccine shortages worsen the deadliest cholera outbreaks in years
