Cost-effectiveness of the controlled temperature chain for the hepatitis B virus birth dose vaccine in various global settings: a modelling study

• Main Authors: Nick Scott, PhD (Author), Anna Palmer, BBiomedSc (Author), Christopher Morgan, FRACP (Author), Olufunmilayo Lesi, ProfMD (Author), C Wendy Spearman, ProfPhD (Author), Mark Sonderup, ProfMMED (Author), Margaret Hellard, ProfPhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: The controlled temperature chain (CTC) strategy allows vaccines to be kept outside the cold chain for a short period of time. In remote rural areas, the CTC strategy for the hepatitis B virus (HBV) birth dose vaccination could improve its geographical coverage and timeliness of...