Prospects for the use of new vaccines in developing countries: cost is not the only impediment

Prospects for the use of new vaccines in developing countries: cost is not the only impediment

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Article ID: iaor20052666
Country: United States
Volume: 14
Issue: 13
Start Page Number: 1179
End Page Number: 1186
Publication Date: Sep 1996
Journal: Vaccine
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Keywords: developing countries
Abstract:

Global immunization programs represent a great public health success story. Evidence from every region documents substantial reductions in morbidity and mortality following widespread use of vaccines developed years ago. Development and introduction of new vaccines and vaccine combinations aimed at the industrialized world market are occurring at a fast pace. A number of political and economic factors will influence the rate at which developing country immunization programs incorporate those new vaccines that could have a major public health impact. Perhaps the greatest determinant of this rate is the extent to which international and bilateral agencies and national governments appreciate the potential value of new vaccines.

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