Congo says aims to vaccinate 11.6 mln against yellow fever

Handout of staff of the Teaching Hospital receive the first vaccination treatment for yellow fever in El Geneina, West Darfur(Reuters) – A campaign to vaccinate 11.6 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo against yellow fever will start on July 20, the health minister said on Monday. Health Minister Felix Kabange said the aim was to cover everyone in the capital Kinshasa and the provinces of Kwango, Lualaba and Kasai, except children under 9 months. (Reporting by Amedee Mwarabu Kiboko and; Writing by Tim Cocks; Editing by Hugh Lawson)

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