Nigeria: Gavi-Funded Meningococcal Vaccines Arrive in Nigeria to Aid Outbreak Response

[GAVI] Kebbi -- This week, Nigeria's Ministry of Health received over 1,000,000 pentavalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Men5CV) doses from the Gavi-funded global stockpile to combat the meningococcus C and W outbreak in northern Nigeria. The outbreak has already claimed over 70 lives, with more than 800 cases across 23 states.Seasonal outbreaks are common during the dry season, which runs from December to June, peaking between March and April when low humidity and high dust levels prevail. This first shipment will