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A Vaccine for Viral Hepatitis Type B Appears on the Horizon

1973; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 288; Issue: 15 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejm197304122881513

1533-4406

Joseph L. Melnick,

Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

The continued support for over 30 years of research in viral hepatitis by the United States Army Medical Research and Development Command seems about to pay off. This is becoming apparent to other agencies that are now jumping on the band wagon and supporting research in this area. Perhaps those in control of federal budgets might learn from this example of the necessity of sustained support; if the present abrupt curtailment of training and research funds for the biomedical sciences is not reversed, the consequences will be unconscionable delays in solving problems affecting human health. If the momentum of the . . .