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Cholera Vaccination in Rohingya Camps: Why Now?

Questions arise regarding the timing, selection criteria, and efficacy of the new cholera vaccination drive in Rohingya camps.

BBC News বাংলা · 22 August 2026, 1:42 AM

A new initiative to administer cholera vaccines in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh has been launched. Similar vaccination efforts were previously conducted in these camps in 2017 and early 2025. The current campaign has prompted questions regarding the timing of the initiative, the criteria for selecting recipients, and the duration of the vaccine's effectiveness.