One found 44% better protection for the high-dose version against hospitalization for flu but not for flu or pneumonia, which goes against previous findings.
The vaccine campaign targeting 1.86 million people in Darfur region faces daunting access and transportation challenges amid ongoing conflict.
Timely receipt of MMR1 remained unchanged across the study period, at about 54%.
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