Duration of protection after first dose of acellular pertussis vaccine in infants

OBJECTIVE: Data on the effectiveness of the diphtheria- tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine in the first 4 years of life are sparse. We evaluated the vaccine effectiveness (VE) of 1 and 2 doses of DTaP before 6 months of age and of 3 doses from 6 months of age in Australia, where, since 2003,...

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Main Authors: Quinn, H., Snelling, Thomas, Macartney, K., McIntyre, P.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Academy of Pediatrics 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55823