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Cholera vaccine is a vaccine used against cholera. The first vaccines used against cholera were developed in the late nineteenth century. These injected whole cell vaccine became increasingly popular until they were replaced by oral vaccines starting in the 1980s. Both oral and injectable forms are about 50-60% effective in the first year.It is on the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines a list of the most important medication needed in a basic health system.

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