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Introduction of typhoid conjugate vaccine is vital step in global effort to stop drug-resistant typhoid Liberia on Monday, April 5, became the first country in Africa to introduce the new typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) into its Expanded Program for Immunization. The vaccine will be introduced to children nationwide in April 2021, beginning with a five-day vaccination campaign to reach 1.9 million children from nine months to younger than 15 years of age across Liberia’s 15 counties. This will be followed by introduction of TCV into Liberia’s routine immunization schedule for nine-month-old infants. “While our country and the globe continue to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, we are glad to be able to protect our children from another disease, typhoid, which takes a tremendous toll especially among young children in Liberia,” said Liberia’s Minister of Health, Dr. Wilhelmina Jallah.  “Making the TCV available to all children means better health, fewer hospital visits, and

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