MCV 5-dose implementation
The effects of switching from 10 to 5-dose vials of MR vaccine on vaccination coverage and wastage: A mixed-method study in Zambia. John Snow Inc., Zambia MOH (2020)
• Switching from 10-dose to 5-dose MR vials increased routine vaccination coverage rate (5 percentage-point intervention effect was detected for MCV1 and 3.5 percentage-point effect for MCV2).
• Switching also reduced wastage by 47% (16.2% wastage rate in facilities using 5-dose vials compared to 30.5% with 10-dose vials).
