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Pneumococcal Vaccine Effective Against Pneumonia, Otitis
Published in Vaccine Weekly, October 18th, 1999
And in another large trial, the vaccine protected against acute otitis media (AOM) caused by vaccine-specific bacteria.
The vaccine is less reactogenic than the universally recommended DTP/Hib combination vaccine but more reactogenic than hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine.
"This heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine appears to be highly effective in preventing invasive disease and pneumonia in young children and to have a significant impact on otitis media as well," said Steven Black of the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center,...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (1999-10-18)
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