Immunization
Combined Flu/HBV Vaccine Effective in Alaskan Study
Published in Vaccine Weekly, April 12th, 1999
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Artic Investigations Program examined the efficacy of the combined vaccine in a group of native Alaskan infants ("Immunogenicity of a Combined Hepatitis B and Hemophilus influenzae Type B Conjugate Vaccine in Alaska Native Infants," Int J Circumpolar Health, 1999; 57 Suppl 1:285-292).
Hepatitis B and Hemophilus influenzae b (Hib), prevalent diseases in Alaska Native infants, have been reduced 95 percent following universal vaccination. Therefore,...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (1999-04-12)
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