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Data from Health Protection Agency Advance Knowledge in Vaccines
Published in Vaccine Weekly, February 15th, 2012
2012 FEB 15 -- "Results of an accelerated pertussis vaccination schedule introduced in 1990 for infants in England and Wales were examined. Earlier scheduling and sustained high vaccine coverage resulted in fewer reported cases of pertussis among infants, reinforcing the World Health Organization drive for on-time completion of the infant vaccination schedule," scientists writing in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases report.
"As determined by using the screening method, the first dose of vaccine was 61.7% effective in infants <6 months of age, and effectiveness increased with subsequent doses. Three doses of a good whole-cell pertussis...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2012-02-15)
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