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Immunization
Findings in immunization reported from Bandim Health Project
April 22nd, 2009
Fresh data on immunization are presented in the report 'Should infant girls receive micronutrient supplements.' According to recent research from Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, "We have proposed the hypothesis that the combination of vitamin A supplementation and diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccination may be associated with increased mortality in girls. Recent zinc/folic acid (FA) and iron supplementation trials did not find any beneficial effects on mortality." "We reviewed the studies for evidence of a negative interaction between zinc/folic acid/iron and DTP vaccination in girls. Based on the published papers, we calculated age-and sex-specific mortality estimates....
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-04-22)
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