US donates vaccines

[NewsWhore]

The US, through Southern Command, has donated 35,000 units of typhoid fever vaccine. The donation is valued at RD$25 million and will be handled by the Public Health Ministry. Ronald Bullen, director of the trade section at the US Embassy, said that these vaccines would save a lot of lives. Although no cases of typhoid have been reported, officials say that it is important to be prepared in advance. Officials have also gone ahead and started vaccinating against tetanus and other diseases that can break out after flooding.

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