Open AccessHib vaccination: recent paper from Finland suggests that a prolonged three dose schedule offers effective protection against disease
Author(s) -
Collective Editorial team
Publication year - 2005
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.10.02.02617-en
Subject(s) - hib vaccine , vaccination , medicine , booster (rocketry) , booster dose , vaccination schedule , disease , pediatrics , meningitis , haemophilus influenzae , virology , immunology , immunization , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , conjugate vaccine , antibiotics , astronomy , antigen , physics
A recent study in Finland concluded that two vaccine doses in early infancy, followed by a late booster, are efficacious in protecting children from Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infection, and will practically eliminate Hib meningitis