TABLE 1.6 Summary of Findings: Rankings of Various Vaccine Candidates Based on Their Potential Health Benefits Under a Variety of Assumptions and Resource Constraints
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High
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Intermediate
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Low
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S. pneumoniae
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Hepatitis B virus
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Hepatitis A (either candidate)
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Plasmodium spp. (malaria; both monovalent and circumsporozoite protein-based approaches)
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H. influenzae type b
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N. meningitidis
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E. coli (either candidate)
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Yellow fever virus
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Rotavirus (all three candidates)
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Streptococcus group A
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Dengue
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S. typhi (Ty21a)
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S. typhi (an aromatic amino acid-requiring strain)
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Rabies (live vector virus)
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Shigella spp.
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M. leprae
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Japanese encephalitis virus
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V. cholerae (either candidate)
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Respiratory syncytial virus (either candidate)
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Parainfluenza
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Rabies (vero cell derived or glycoprotein)
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NOTE: Because certain vaccine candidates may enter different categories if other plausible assumptions are adopted, these assignments should not be regarded as definitive.
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