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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777424803321

Titolo

The children's vaccine initiative : continuing activities : a summary of two workshops held September 12-13 and October 25-26, 1994 / / Greg W. Pearson, editor ; Steering Committee on the Children's Vaccine Initiative: Continuing Activities, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1995

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource  (x, 55 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

PearsonGreg W

HallCaroline Breese

Disciplina

614.47

Soggetti

Vaccination of children

Vaccines

Immunization of children

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Committee chair: Caroline Breese Hall.

Support for this project was provided by the Agency for International Development.

A summary of two workshops held September 12-13 and October 25-26, 1994.

Nota di contenuto

""The Children's Vaccine Initiative: Continuing Activities""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Promise and Problems: Hib, Pneumococcal, and Meningococcal Vaccines in the Developing World""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""ARI AND MENINGOCOCCAL MENINGITIS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD""; ""DETERMINING VACCINE NEED""; ""OVERCOMING SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL BARRIERS""; ""Pneumococcal Vaccines""; ""Meningococcal Vaccines""; ""PROVING VACCINE EFFICACY: THE CHALLENGE OF DEVELOPING-COUNTRY FIELD TRIALS""; ""The Public-/Private-Sector Interface""; ""INTRODUCING AN EFFECTIVE VACCINE""

""Involving the U.S. Public and Private Sectors in the CVI""""INTRODUCTION""; ""BRINGING CLARITY TO THE CVI VISION""; ""TRENDS IN THE GLOBAL VACCINE SITUATION""; ""Industry Characteristics""; ""Local Production and Self-Sufficiency""; ""RESHAPING THE EPI""; ""A



ROLE FOR INDUSTRY""; ""Barriers to Participation""; ""FACILITATING GREATER U.S. INVOLVEMENT""; ""Differential Pricing""; ""Technology Transfer""; ""DISCUSSION SUMMARY""; ""Appendix A Promise and Problems: Hib, Pneumococcal, and Meningococcal Vaccines in the Developing World""; ""FINAL AGENDA""; ""Day 1""; ""Day 2""

""WORKSHOP SPEAKERS""""WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS""; ""Staff""; ""Appendix B Involving the U.S. Public and Private Sectors in the CVI""; ""FINAL AGENDA""; ""Day 1""; ""Involving the U.S. Public and Private Sectors in the CVI""; ""WORKSHOP SPEAKERS""; ""COMMISSIONED PAPER""; ""WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS""; ""Staff""; ""Appendix C Acronyms and Abbreviations""