Throughout the current (7th) cholera epidemic, considered to have started in 1961, access to vaccines has been essential. Over recent months, oral cholera vaccine (OCV) supply has been essentially depleted, leading to additional cholera outbreaks.
As of December 18, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported the OCV shortage may be ending, but over the past month, cholera outbreaks have remained severe in many countries.
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