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

oleh: Anant Bhan, Shane K. Green

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Edinburgh University Global Health Society 2011-12-01

Deskripsi

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 immunization programs, only a few countries have done so.