Barriers to timely administration of birth dose vaccines in The Gambia, West Africa.
CONCLUSION: Vaccine coverage in The Gambia is high but infants are usually vaccinated after the neonatal period. Interventions to ensure the implementation of national vaccination policies are urgently needed.
PMID: 27195759 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Vaccine - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Miyahara R, Jasseh M, Gomez P, Shimakawa Y, Greenwood B, Keita K, Ceesay S, D'Alessandro U, Roca A Tags: Vaccine Source Type: research
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