Meningococcal Disease Vaccines
Research from Y. Galloway and co-authors reveals new findings on meningococcal disease vaccines
Published in Vaccine Weekly, April 22nd, 2009
New research, 'Use of an observational cohort study to estimate the effectiveness of the New Zealand group B meningococcal vaccine in children aged under 5 years,' is the subject of a report. "In July 2004 a strain-specific vaccine was introduced to combat an epidemic of group B meningococcal disease in New Zealand. We estimated the effectiveness of this vaccine in pre-school-aged children," scientists in Wellington, New Zealand report.
"We conducted a cohort analysis of all children in New Zealand who were aged 6 months to <5 years at the time the vaccine became available for that age group in their area. We defined cases as children who were diagnosed with...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-04-22)
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