Measles vaccines, new developments and immunization strategies.
The development of an attenuated measles virus vaccine gave us a tool to combat a disease which has ravaged the child population throughout the centuries. Three decades later the vaccine has shown its qualities and its problems. Using this vaccine the WHO have decided on a measles eradication policy. This article discusses some of the issues which are being addressed and possible solutions.
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Unité INSERM 404 Immunity and Vaccination, Bâtiment Ex-Institut Pasteur de Lyon, France. wild@lyon151.inserm.fr
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