Sizing Up Stockpiles of Children's Vaccines

Sizing Up Stockpiles of Children's Vaccines
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:52:00 -0500

A creative version of a classic engineering technique may improve decisions about building and using supplies of important pediatric vaccines, potentially leading to lower public health costs and healthier children.

The United States maintains a six-month supply of common pediatric vaccines to ensure protection from deadly diseases, such as the flu, polio, and diphtheria, despite interruptions in vaccine production. The stockpiles must be replenished as the vaccines are used or expire, ...

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