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Immunization
Scientists at University of North Carolina discuss research in immunization
July 1st, 2009
According to recent research published in the journal Vaccine, "This paper presents the first cost-benefit comparison of improved water supply investments and cholera vaccination programs. Specifically, we compare two water supply interventions - deep wells with public hand pumps and biosand filters (an in-house, point-of-use water treatment technology) - with two types of cholera immunization programs with new-generation vaccines - general community-based and targeted and school-based programs." "In addition to these four stand-alone investments, we also analyze five combinations of water and vaccine interventions: (1) borehole + hand pump and community-based...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-07-01)
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