Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Thailand
Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Thailand
Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Thailand
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<strong>Pneumococcal</strong> <strong>Disease</strong><br />
Opportunities and Challenges<br />
• WHO recommends <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g pneumococcal conjugate<br />
vacc<strong>in</strong>e (PCV) <strong>in</strong> national vacc<strong>in</strong>e programs<br />
• Cost-effectiveness studies support use of PCV <strong>in</strong> high<br />
& low <strong>in</strong>come (LI) countries<br />
• <strong>Pneumococcal</strong> vacc<strong>in</strong>es expensive; recent donor<br />
support for vacc<strong>in</strong>e implementation to LI countries<br />
• Surveillance and disease burden data limited <strong>in</strong> much<br />
of the world, particularly <strong>in</strong> SE Asia<br />
• Optimally, surveillance should be established before<br />
vacc<strong>in</strong>e implementation
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