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Further studies with a diphtheria–tetanus–poliomyelitis vaccine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

Margaret Haire
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, The Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland
David S. Dane
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, The Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland
George Dick
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, The Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland
E. Moya Briggs
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, The Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland
T. J. Connor
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, The Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland
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The efficiency of a diphtheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis vaccine in inducing a serological response after a three-dose primary course of immunization was tested in thirty-nine children aged 5 and 6 years and found to be satisfactory. This vaccine had previously been shown to be suitable for use as a single dose reinforcing vaccine for children of this age who had been immunized in infancy. It is suggested that all children might receive one dose of the vaccine at the time they enter school, and then those who have not been immunized before should receive a further two suitably spaced doses to complete their course of primary immunization.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1966

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