Estimating the population health and economic impacts of introducing a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Malaysia- an economic evaluation

• Main Authors: Asrul Akmal Shafie (Author), Norazah Ahmad (Author), Jerusha Naidoo (Author), Chee Yoong Foo (Author), Callix Wong (Author), Sarah Pugh (Author), Kah Kee Tan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pneumococcal disease is a potentially fatal bacterial infection that is vaccine-preventable. Malaysia has yet to adopt a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) into its national immunization program (NIP). In 2016, pneumonia was the 3rd leading cause of death in children under five in Malaysia, accoun...