Cost-effectiveness of the controlled temperature chain for the hepatitis B virus birth dose vaccine in various global settings: a modelling study

Summary: Background: The controlled temperature chain (CTC) strategy allows vaccines to be kept outside the cold chain for a short period of time. In remote rural areas, the CTC strategy for the hepatitis B virus (HBV) birth dose vaccination could improve its geographical coverage and timeliness of...

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Main Authors: Nick Scott, PhD, Anna Palmer, BBiomedSc, Christopher Morgan, FRACP, Olufunmilayo Lesi, ProfMD, C Wendy Spearman, ProfPhD, Mark Sonderup, ProfMMED, Margaret Hellard, ProfPhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X18302195