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. 2021 Jul;6(7):e005031.
doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005031.

Addressing disruptions in childhood routine immunisation services during the COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives from Nepal, Senegal and Liberia

Sameer M Dixit  1 , Moussa Sarr  2 , Daouda M Gueye  2 , Kyle Muther  3 , T Ruston Yarnko  3 , Robert A Bednarczyk  4 , Adolphus T Clarke  5 , Fatoumata Diakhite  6 , Aliou Diallo  7 , Bonheur Dounebaine  8 , Shankar B Duwadi  8 , Anna S Ellis  4 , Nancy Fullman  9 , Nathaniel Gerthe  10 , Jhalak S Gautam  11 , Kyra A Hester  4 , Gloria Ikilezi  10 , Rokhaya S Mbengue  12 , Souleymane Mboup  2 , Birahim P Ndiaye  2 , Rajesh Man Rajbhandari  1 , David E Phillips  10 , Matthew C Freeman  4
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Addressing disruptions in childhood routine immunisation services during the COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives from Nepal, Senegal and Liberia

Sameer M Dixit et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2021 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; child health; health services research; immunisation; vaccines.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: RAB, KAH and MCF are recipients of funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. MCF is a recipient of funding from Gates Ventures and serves in an unpaid role on a Gates Ventures advisory board. NF, NG, GI and DEP are employees of Gates Ventures. NF received funding as a WHO consultant from June–September 2019. Authors declare no additional interests.

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