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The Desired Field-Performance Characteristics of New Improved Vaccines for the Developing World

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 October 2009

Ciro A. de Quadros ,
Peter Carrasco  and
Jean-Marc Olivé
Ciro A. de Quadros
Affiliation:
Pan American Health Organization
Peter Carrasco
Affiliation:
Pan American Health Organization
Jean-Marc Olivé
Affiliation:
Pan American Health Organization
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Abstract

Although the vaccination initiatives undertaken during the past decade are the cornerstones for protecting the world's children and helping to ensure their survival and development, the vaccines currently being employed may become obstacles for further disease reduction or eradication. Their characteristics complicate or increase the burden on health care infrastructures to maintain or expand vaccine delivery systems. This paper examines an experience with the vaccine technologies that currently are being used by immunization programs in developing countries, illustrating the field problems and obstacles associated with their use. It discusses the advantages and benefits that would accrue if new or improved, heat-stable, multi-antigen vaccines that require only one or two, preferably oral, doses were to become available.

Type
Research Article
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , Winter 1994 , pp. 65 - 70
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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