Delivering vaccines for the prevention of pneumonia - programmatic and financial issues

Pneumonia is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children younger than 5 years. Vaccines are available against the main bacterial pathogens Haemophilus influenzae type b and Streptococcus pneumoniae. There are also vaccines against measles and pertussis; diseases that can predispose a ch...

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Main Authors: Diana C Otczyk, Allan W Cripps
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-01-01
Series:Pneumonia
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Online Access:https://pneumonia.org.au/index.php/pneumonia/article/view/244