Abstract
© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Background: High incidence and serotype diversity of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in Indigenous children in remote Australia led to rapid introduction of 7-valent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine (7vPCV) at 2, 4 and 6 months in 2001, followed by 23-valent polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine (23vPPV) in the second year of life. All other Australian children were offered 3 doses of 7vPCV without a booster from 2005. This study evaluated the impact of the unique pneumococcal vaccine schedule of 7vPCV followed by the 23vPPV booster among Indigenous Australian children. Methods: Changes in IPD incidence derived from population-based passive laboratory surveillance in Indigenous children
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6666-6674 |
Journal | Vaccine |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 48 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |