Economic benefits of keeping vaccines at ambient temperature during mass vaccination: the case of meningitis A vaccine in Chad

• Main Authors: Patrick Lydon (Author), Simona Zipursky (Author), Carole Tevi-Benissan (Author), Mamoudou Harouna Djingarey (Author), Placide Gbedonou (Author), Brahim Oumar Youssouf (Author), Michel Zaffran (Author)
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• Udgivet: The World Health Organization, 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective To evaluate the potential economic benefits of keeping a meningitis A vaccine at or near ambient temperature for up to 4 days during a mass vaccination campaign. Methods During a 10-day mass vaccination campaign against meningitis A in three regions of Chad in 2011, the costs associated wi...