New vaccines, developed through genetic engineering, can make immunization an even more effective weapon for tackling disease in developing countries. So what is preventing progress?
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Bloom, B. Vaccines for the Third World. Nature 342, 115–120 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/342115a0
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