Experience of integrating vitamin A supplementation into polio campaigns in the African Region.

DISCUSSION: Given the progress of the polio program, and decreasing campaigns, there is a risk that fewer children will be reached each year with vitamin A supplementation. We recommend that for countries strengthen the integration of vitamin A supplementation with routine immunization services. PMID: 27364094 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Vaccine - June 26, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Chehab ET, Anya BM, Onyango AW, Tevi-Benissan MC, Okeibunor J, Mkanda P, Mihigo R Tags: Vaccine Source Type: research