History of the restoration of adenovirus type 4 and type 7 vaccine, live oral (Adenovirus Vaccine) in the context of the Department of Defense acquisition system

Highlights ► FDA licensed vaccine prevented adenovirus disease in military trainees until 1999. ► Without vaccine to protect trainees, disease, mainly due to serotype 4, returned. ► DoD medical leadership became convinced of the need to restore the vaccine. ► Following vaccine deployment, adenovirus...

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Veröffentlicht in:Vaccine 2013-03, Vol.31 (12), p.1623-1632
Hauptverfasser: Hoke, Charles H, Snyder, Clifford E
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights ► FDA licensed vaccine prevented adenovirus disease in military trainees until 1999. ► Without vaccine to protect trainees, disease, mainly due to serotype 4, returned. ► DoD medical leadership became convinced of the need to restore the vaccine. ► Following vaccine deployment, adenovirus type 4 transmission was interrupted. ► Sustainment of the vaccine in the future remains a formidable challenge.
ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.12.029