Public engagement during a typhoid conjugate vaccine trial in Lalitpur, Nepal- experience, challenges and lessons learnt

• Main Authors: Ashata Dahal (Author), Mila Shakya (Author), Dikshya Pant (Author), Anup Adhikari (Author), Rachel Colin-Jones (Author), Katherine Theiss-Nyland (Author), Andrew J. Pollard (Author), Buddha Basnyat (Author), Shrijana Shrestha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Typhoid is a public health problem in Nepal. To generate evidence on the impact of Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV), a phase 3, double-blind, randomized controlled trial was conducted in Lalitpur, Nepal. 20,000 children aged between 9 months and ≤16 years were vaccinated with a new TCV, or control va...