Luanda — The General Inspection Department of the Health Ministry is warning the public of the existence of fake yellow fever vaccines on the international market.
The information is contained in a press note from the health authorities that reached Angop on Tuesday.
The health authorities inform and bans the import, trade, distribution and use of the batch 2265 of the “Amaril” vaccine throughout the country for a period of three days.
According to the source, the warning 2/2016 of the World Health Organisation (WHO) states that it has been found the existence on the international market of the forged batch 2265 of the “Amaril” vaccine, with the characteristics ” “vacina “Amaril” contra a febre-Amarela, lote nº2265, data de fabrico 7/2012,validade 07/2017,laboratório Institut Pasteur de Dakar”.
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