Pediatric Vaccine

Use of new combined vaccine in pediatric practices was investigated

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, October 2nd, 2006

The use of a new combined vaccine in pediatric practices is described in a recent issue of the journal Pediatrics.

According to a study from the United States, "On December 13, 2002, Pediarix, a combination vaccine that contains diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis; hepatitis B; and inactivated polio vaccines, was licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in the primary immunization series. Use of this vaccine decreases the number of injections that children receive when completing their primary immunization series at the two-, four-, and six-month well-child visits."

"The objective of this study was to determine the...

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2006-10-02)

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