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Indications
- Prevention of cholera in epidemic, endemic or humanitarian emergency contexts
Composition, forms, route of administration
- Inactivated whole cell bivalent vaccine containing Vibrio cholerae O1 (serotypes Inaba and Ogawa, and biotypes classical and El Tor) and Vibrio cholerae O139
- Oral suspension, 1.5 ml in monodose plastic tube. DO NOT ADMINISTER BY PARENTERAL ROUTE.
Dosage and vaccination schedule
- Child 1 year and over and adult: 2 doses of 1.5 ml administered at least 14 days apart
- In certain contexts (e.g. outbreak and limited number of vaccines), a single dose of 1.5 ml is administered.
- Shake the vial, squirt the entire contents of the vial into the mouth.
For young children, the contents of the vial can be drawn up in a syringe and squirted into the mouth.
Contra-indications, adverse effects, precautions
- Do not administer to children less than one year.
- Do not administer in the event of hypersensitivity to any component of the vaccine or history of an allergic reaction to a previous dose.
- Vaccination should be postponed in the event of severe acute febrile illness; minor infections are not contra-indications.
- May cause: nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramping, diarrhoea.
- Drinking water after swallowing the vaccine may reduce its unpleasant taste and prevent vomiting. If the patient vomits the dose of vaccine, wait for 10 minutes and re-administer the same dose and follow with a larger volume of water.
- Pregnancy: can be administered (the benefits outweigh the risks).
- Breast-feeding: no contra-indication
Remarks
- Immunity develops one week after administration and lasts up to 6 months after a single dose and at least 3 years after 2 doses.
Storage
– Between 2 °C and 8 °C. Do not freeze; discard if vaccine has been frozen.
Shanchol® vaccines used in controlled temperature chain (CTC) can be stored at temperatures of up to 40 °C for 14 days maximum. All vaccines removed from the cold chain and not used within 14 days or exposed to temperatures > 40 °C must be discarded.
Shanchol® vaccines used in controlled temperature chain (CTC) can be stored at temperatures of up to 40 °C for 14 days maximum. All vaccines removed from the cold chain and not used within 14 days or exposed to temperatures > 40 °C must be discarded.