Pertussis Vaccines
Study data from University of Sydney update knowledge of pertussis vaccines
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, March 29th, 2010
Fresh data on pertussis are presented in the report 'Acellular pertussis vaccine at birth and one month induces antibody responses by two months of age.' "Infants less than 3 months of age are at highest risk of hospitalization and death from pertussis. Several studies have examined antibody responses to pertussis vaccines at birth but no previous study has evaluated 2 doses of monovalent acellular pertussis vaccine (aPV) before 2 months of age," researchers in Australia report.
"Seventy-six newborns were randomized at birth to 3 groups-aPV at birth and 1 month, aPV at birth, and control. All infants received hepatitis B vaccine (HBV) at birth followed at 2, 4, and 6...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2010-03-29)
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