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Rick Lesaar

 

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What Would It Cost to Vaccinate Every Child for Everything?

July 06, 2016 by Rick Lesaar

Is it a realistic goal to vaccinate every child on Earth, from birth - 19, for 15 deadly and disabling diseases? A back-of-the-envelope calculation yields a surprising answer. 

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July 06, 2016 /Rick Lesaar
vaccine, Gavi, influenza, Japanese encephalitis, yellow fever, mumps, meningococcal, varicella, hepatitis, measles, rubella, meningitis, pneumococcal conjugate, rotavirus, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, Haemophilis influenzae, Hib, Rick Lesaar, batch1
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Risk versus Chance – What are the Odds?

February 11, 2016 by Rick Lesaar

A look at the words we use to describe the risk / chance / chances / odds / likelihood / possibility / probability of contracting infectious diseases. 

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February 11, 2016 /Rick Lesaar
UNICEF, WHO, CDC, The Global Fund, PAHO, fhi360, MSH, MSF, Sabin Vaccine Institute, Save the Children, Gates Foundation, Gavi, HIV, AIDS, Cancer, Malaria, Hepatitis, the flu, ebola, TB, tuberculosis, measles, influenza, flu, pheumonia, polio, diarrhea, zika, risk, chance, chances, odds, likelihood, possibility, probability, Rick Lesaar, batch1
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