Global Cholera Vaccine Stockpile Running Out, But More Production To Begin Soon

The New York Times (4/11, Nolen) reports, “Doses of cholera vaccine are being given to patients as fast as they are produced and the global stockpile has run completely dry, as deadly outbreaks of the disease continue to spread.” However, “three new vaccine makers are setting up production lines and joining the effort to replenish the stockpile. And a fourth company, the only one that currently makes the vaccine, which is given orally, has been working at a pace that experts describe as ‘heroic’ to expand its production.”