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In Haiti, Bureaucratic Delays Stall Mass Cholera Vaccinations

The impending mass vaccination project aims to show that vaccinating against cholera is feasible in Haiti. It has never been done in the midst of an ongoing cholera epidemic. So far, more than 530,000 Haitians have fallen ill with cholera, and more than 7,000 have died.

But the vaccination campaign is bogged down in bureaucratic red tape.

John and Becky were interviewed in an article by Slate photo editor, Heather Murphy, about Instagram and journalism. 

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