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New Research on Vaccines from University of Milan Summarized

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, August 14th, 2011

2011 AUG 14 -- "This study was designed to evaluate the immunogenicity, safety, and tolerability of a monovalent 2009 pandemic influenza A/H1N1 MF59-adjuvanted vaccine in children aged 6 to 23 months who had different gestational ages (GAs) at birth. The study involved 105 children: 35 preterm subjects with a GA of < 32 weeks; 35 preterm subjects with a GA of 32 to 36 weeks; and 35 term subjects with a GA of 37 to 42 weeks," researchers in Milan, Italy report.

"Each child received 2 intramuscular vaccine doses (Focetria [Novartis, Siena, Italy]): dose 1 at enrollment and dose 2 after 4 weeks (28 +/- 2 days). Serum samples for antibody measurements were...

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