
Universal childhood immunisation with pneumococcal vaccine and meningococcal serogroup C vaccine introduced in Germany
Author(s) -
Miriam Wiese-Posselt,
Wiebke Hellenbrand,
Anette Siedler,
C. Mayer
Publication year - 2006
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.11.36.03041-en
Subject(s) - pneumococcal disease , medicine , meningococcal disease , meningococcal vaccine , vaccination , virology , pneumococcal vaccine , pediatrics , neisseria meningitidis , immunization , immunology , streptococcus pneumoniae , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antigen , antibiotics , genetics , bacteria
In July 2006, vaccination against meningococcal C and pneumococcal disease was added to the routine childhood immunisation programme in Germany