Abstract
Vaccines have been instrumental in preventing childhood morbidity as well as mortality. It is imperative that health professionals have all the necessary information about a vaccine before its introduction into the routine immunisation schedule. This article looks at the possible introduction of a new pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and reviews a longitudinal carriage study of pneumococcus in UK families to determine pneumococcal carriage rates.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 36-39 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Nursing times |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
