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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>The Ministry of Health has confirmed the unavailability of yellow fever vaccine in Botswana which has forced many to cancel travel plans.<\/b><\/p>\n

Batswana intending to travel to countries that has yellow fever vaccination as a requirement for entry have been forced to put their plans on hold as both government and private health facilities have run out of vaccine.<\/p>\n

Pharmacies in and around Gaborone have indicated that they ran out of the vaccine over a year ago.<\/p>\n

A member of the public, Mr Itumeleng Rabasha, lamented that he recently had to forgo an important trip which he said was a huge inconvenience.<\/p>\n

In an interview, the ministry\u2019s chief public relations officer, Dr Christopher Nyanga said shortage of vaccine was a global challenge and beyond Botswana\u2019s control.<\/p>\n

There were no special arrangements for those visiting countries where the vaccine was required, he said.<\/p>\n

Dr Nyanga advised Batswana to seek alternative means of reaching their golas.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Botswana<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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