Non-live pentavalent vaccines after live measles vaccine may increase mortality.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.08.083
Abstract: Live measles vaccine (MV) may have beneficial off-target/non-specific effects (NSEs) reducing child mortality beyond prevention of measles infection. In contrast, the non-live pentavalent (Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis-H. influenzae Type B-Hepatitis B) vaccine has no beneficial NSEs. The NSEs… read more here.
Keywords: measles vaccine; non live; mortality; live measles ... See more keywords