As vaccination activities ramp up post-pandemic, the west African country’s focus is on zero-dose children – kids who have never received a single vaccine.
https://www.afinalwarning.com/502079.html (Natural News) Since people are tiring of all the Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) hysteria, the World Health Organization (WHO) is moving on to Ebola as the next big bogeyman for the world to fear.
The United Nations (UN) body has increased the risk level of Ebola to “very high,” claiming that cases are “erupting” across Guinea and spreading to neighboring countries.
According to the WHO’s Africa division, there are 18 known “cases” of Ebola and nine deaths, along with 523 “contacts” and 1,604 people who have been vaccinated. Eighty-two percent of the country is being “monitored” for infection.
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The WHO Africa Region department today tweeted: So far there have been 18 cases, 9 deaths, 523 contacts, 82 percent monitored and 1604 people vaccinated. An outbreak has also been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The WHO has warned countries neighbouring Guinea were not prepared for outbreaks or for future vaccination campaigns. According to the WHO, the death rate from Ebola can be up to 90 percent in humans. When compared to coronavirus, the R rate of Ebloa is much
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On 14 February, the government of Guinea declared an Ebola outbreak after three people tested positive in Gouécké, a rural community. As of 2 March, 17 cases have been reported (13 confirmed and four probable) with seven deaths.
Guinea’s ministry of health and public hygiene has acted swiftly to set up three nearby vaccination sites, each with the capacity to inoculate 100 people daily – the first time an Ebola vaccine has been deployed in the country. As of 28 February, 1002 people had been vaccinated in Guinea, including 66 high-risk people who had been in contact with suspect cases.
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“In the coming days, we will be able to vaccinate more people in order to contain this pandemic properly,” says Bachir Kanté, an official at the health ministry.
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