The unattainable criteria for new infant vaccines

Background. In 2013, the US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) opted against adding meningococcal vaccines to the infant schedule due to poor cost-effectiveness. This raises a policy question: if meningococcal disease is too rare to justify routine vaccination, are there other vacci...

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Main Authors: Christopher J. Gill, Lauren Hodsdon, Mathuram Santosham, Katherine L. O'Brien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-05-01
Series:Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2017.1328334