Impact of Introducing the Pneumococcal and Rotavirus Vaccines Into the Routine Immunization Program in Niger
Author(s) -
Bruce Y. Lee,
TinaMarie Assi,
Jayant Rajgopal,
Bryan A. Norman,
Sheng-I Chen,
Shawn T. Brown,
Rachel B. Slayton,
Souleymane Kone,
Hailu Kenea,
Joel Welling,
Diana L. Connor,
Angela R. Wateska,
Anirban Jana,
Ann E. Wiringa,
Willem G. van Panhuis,
Donald S. Burke
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2011.300218
Subject(s) - medicine , immunization , rotavirus , immunization program , virology , environmental health , pediatrics , immunology , antigen , virus
We investigated whether introducing the rotavirus and pneumococcal vaccines, which are greatly needed in West Africa, would overwhelm existing supply chains (i.e., the series of steps required to get a vaccine from the manufacturers to the target population) in Niger.
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