In Africa, immunity Is Essential for Healthy Systems

The latest yellow fever outbreak in Angola may have taken us by surprise, but we shouldn’t have been too shocked. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that just 77% of Angolan youngsters received vaccinations when yellow fever immunization rates began to decline. The most recent outbreak in Angola, which killed over 200 people after spreading to other regions of the nation, has highlighted the importance of fortifying regular immunization programs throughout Africa. Throughout the last five years, Angola has experienced sporadic shortages of the yellow fever vaccine in addition to a general drop in immunization coverage. The third dose of the diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus (DPT) vaccine was only administered to 80% of children, down from