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COMBINED USE OF INACTIVATED AND ORAL POLIOVIRUS VACCINES IN REFUGEE CAMPS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES — KENYA, DECEMBER 2013
Excerpt: “The Kenya experience has shown that IPV also can be provided in campaigns with high coverage and community acceptance, although at a higher cost than OPV-only campaigns and requiring particular attention to training and supervision. IPV/OPV campaigns could be considered to improve population immunity and accelerate interruption of poliovirus transmission in other polio outbreaks and in certain areas where WPV transmission is endemic. Operational studies during future campaigns should assess the impact on population immunity and the cost-effectiveness of this strategy in different settings.”
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