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Polio
Don't Start Vaccination Too Soon Or Finish Too Early
April 11th, 2001
by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Starting the three-dose course of polio vaccination at the currently recommended age of six months and finishing at 18 months produces the most persistent antibody response, say researchers working in Finland. H. Sormunen and colleagues tested several regimens for immunization with inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) and found that while all produced satisfactory antibody levels, some were more ideal than others. "The age of the child at the first dose (one to four months) and the interval between the first and second doses (two to four months) influenced the initial responses in a serotype-dependent...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2001-04-11)
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