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Reports on vaccines findings from Sanofi Pasteur provide new insights
May 7th, 2008
"Vietnamese children received purified Vero cell rabies vaccine 1 year after a primary series (Y0) and again 5 years later (Y5), either as intramuscular or 1/5th dose intradermal. injections concomitant with diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and oral poliomyelitis vaccines. Antibody levels were assayed annually for 5 years," investigators in France report. "ALL subjects in both groups had anti-rabies antibody titres considered protective after the Y0 booster. Rabies seroprotection rates and geometric mean titres gradually decreased similarly in both groups. Seroprotection after the Y5 booster was 100% in both groups," wrote N.C. Vien and colleagues, Sanofi Pasteur. ...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-05-07)
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