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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
New decision model seeks to avert flu vaccine mismatch of 2007-2008 season
September 3rd, 2008
To avoid producing vaccines that treat the wrong strains during flu season, the FDA should consider deferring some of its selections as well as other changes to the vaccine composition, according to a study by two decision analysts published in a journal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS®). "Repeated Commit-or-Defer Decisions with a Deadline: The Influenza Vaccine Composition" is by Laura J. Kornish of the University of Colorado and Ralph L. Keeney of Duke University. It appears in the current issue of Operations Research. The researchers seek to help reduce the chances of problems like those seen in the 2007-2008 flu season,...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-09-03)
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