Vaccine Science Diplomacy: Expanding Capacity to Prevent Emerging and Neglected Tropical Diseases Arising from Islamic State (IS)–Held Territories
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1 United States Science Envoy Program, Department of State, Washington, D. C., United States of America, 2 Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America, 3 Department of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, United States of America, 4 James A. Baker III Institute of Public Policy, Rice University, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Peace through vaccine diplomacy.
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