Risk of Aquiring Diseases will increase in Vaccines Shortage period. Aleem.M.A., Hakkim.A.M . BMJ 2017;358:j3801

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Doctors are told to use hepatitis B vaccine sparingly because of global shortage

BMJ 2017; 358 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j3801 (Published 08 August 2017)

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Re: Doctors are told to use hepatitis B vaccine sparingly because of global shortage

Risk of Aquiring Diseases will increase in Vaccines Shortage period.

Own manufacture of vaccines like hepatitis B Vaccines in all countries are lmportant. We shouldn't relay upon one or a few companies for the production of vaccines and life saving drugs to face the short supply at any time and anywhere in the world.

Competing interests: No competing interests

12 August 2017

M.A. Aleem

Neurologist

A.M.Hakkim

ABC Hospital

Annamalainagar Trichy 620018 Tamilnadu India

@drmaaleem