Cholera vaccine seen safe, effective in India-study
October 11th, 2009 by Andrianq
An India-made cholera vaccine that meets World Health Organization (WHO) standards has proven to be safe and effective in young children in a part of India where the disease is endemic, a new study says. The researchers, who published their study results in The Lancet [1], hope the vaccine can soon be rolled out in developing countries where cholera remains endemic. The trial involved 107,774 participants in Kolkata in eastern India, half of whom were given the vaccine and the other half a p
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Cholera vaccine seen safe, effective in India-study