Published in Vaccine Weekly, October 18th, 2006
Study 1: The use of a new combined vaccine in pediatric practices is described in a recent issue of the journal Pediatrics.
According to a study from the United States, "On December 13, 2002, Pediarix, a combination vaccine that contains diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis; hepatitis B; and inactivated polio vaccines, was licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in the primary immunization series. Use of this vaccine decreases the number of injections that children receive when completing their primary immunization series at the two-, four-, and...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2006-10-18)
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