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2012 Nov 18 - More evidence for use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines

Cynthia G Whitney. The Lancet, Early Online Publication, 16 November 2012 doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61957-6

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) are among the leading interventions for reducing deaths and improving the health of children around the world. These vaccines are now routinely used in about 88 countries, with the number of countries increasing quickly. 1 PCVs are used on various schedules, designed to complement existing schedules for other vaccines that are already part of national immunisation programmes. Until now, however, clinical trial evidence to support some of the different ways PC ...

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