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April 07, 2003
INTERNATIONAL IMMUNIZATION NEWS
"Hepatitis B Vaccination Program"
United News of Bangladesh (www.asianetnews.net) (04/06/03)
Officials in Bangladesh have launched a hepatitis B vaccination campaign targeting children. The vaccination campaign will focus on children under one year of age. The program--supported by the Global Alliance of Vaccine Initiative--will initially focus on the districts of Faridpur, Jessore, Feni, Pirojpur, Moulivibazar, and Bogra as well as one city-corporation area that has not yet been selected.
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