Infectious Disease Risk and Vaccination in Northern Syria after 5 Years of Civil War: The MSF Experience
Open Access
- 1 January 2018
- journal article
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Currents
Abstract
We call on all health actors and the international community to work towards re-establishment of routine immunisation activities as a priority to ensure that children who have had no access to vaccination in the last five years are adequately protected for VPDs as soon as possible.Keywords
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