Wednesday, September 3, 2014

PCV13 vaccine may leave some children vulnerable to pneumococcal disease

From DailyRx.com (7/6):

PCV13 vaccine may leave some children vulnerable to pneumococcal disease

Slightly more children were hospitalized with invasive pneumococcal disease after the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine was introduced, according to a study in the journal Pediatrics that analyzed data from Massachusetts public health records. Children with underlying health problems were more likely to be hospitalized than other children.

http://www.dailyrx.com/invasive-pneumococcal-disease-children-not-always-covered-current-vaccine

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