Balancing safety, efficacy and cost: Improving rotavirus vaccine adoption in low- and middle-income countries

Diarrheal disease caused by rotavirus claims approximately 500 000 lives each year, mostly in low-income countries. Many of these deaths are preventable through the use of available rotavirus vaccines. Yet, in spite of a WHO recommendation that these vaccines be adopted into all national immunizatio...

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Main Authors: Anant Bhan, Shane K. Green
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh University Global Health Society 2011-12-01
Series:Journal of Global Health
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Online Access:http://www.jogh.org/documents/issue201102/JGH2-5_V4_Bhan.pdf