The Potential for Reducing the Number of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Doses While Sustaining Herd Immunity in High-Income Countries.
review · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 26057994.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001839 and PMC identifier 4461163.
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Abstract
Stefan Flasche and colleagues consider whether the number of PCV doses in the infant schedule could be reduced without compromising its public health benefit in high-income settings.
Medical subject headings
- Developed Countries
- Heptavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
- Immunity, Herd
- Pneumococcal Infections