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PRO/A(-I> Argentinian hemorrhagic fever vaccine

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vaccine manufactured here. This plant is not finished yet due to financial
problems. Review of the economics of vaccine production as practiced today
suggests that the commitment of an entire vaccine facility to the
manufacture of AHF vaccine alone would not be economically sustainable in
the long term because of the limited demand. However, such a facility could
be developed and would be financially (viable) if it produced AHF vaccine as
well as other products With this idea in mind, the existence of a
well-equiped vaccine plant in Pergamino would assure the availability of
safe, well-manufactured AHF vaccine to inhabitants of the endemic area at a
reasonable cost, regardless of the perturbations of the market. For this
project to be really worthwhile for the country, there should have been at
least a ten year commitment without budget cuts to achieve full production,
a situation that did not occur.
Finally, due to the commitment of the people in the endemic area who
now understand the benefits of facing such a disease with a vaccine, it
seems that the financial problem is coming to an end. If this is the case,
Candid I vaccine would be available for all those persons at risk willing
to be immunized. In that case Maiztegui's disciples could think of him,
resting in peace.
Delia A. Enria
INEVH " J.I. Maiztegui"
Pergamino
Argentina
<enria@inevh. sld. ar>
[The AiF vaccine is indeed a fitting memorial to Julio Maiztegui, an
Argentinian pioneer in research on that disease, after whom the national
institute is named - Mod.JW]..............................................................jw
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