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Hepatitic B Vaccines
New hepatitic b vaccines findings from University of New Mexico, Medical Department published
March 26th, 2008
According to recent research from the United States, "Adolescents and young adults are at high risk for human papillomavirus (HPV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections, which are preventable by currently available, safe and effective, prophylactic vaccines. However, development of a combined immunization strategy may lead to better compliance for these vaccines, thereby contributing to the overall goal of protection against these diseases." "This study assessed the safety and immunogenicity of coadministered quadrivalent HPV-6/11/16/18 L1 VLP and HBV vaccines in women (n = 1877) aged 16-23 years. Co-administration of HPV and HBV vaccines induced robust anti-HPV-6,...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-03-26)
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