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2007-2008 Influenza Vaccine Reasonably Effective Despite Mismatch
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The trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine used during the 2007-2008 influenza season in the US was 44% effective in preventing infection, even though the match between two of the vaccine strains and circulating strains was "suboptimal," according to an interim, within-season analysis. Reuters Health Information
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Global Coverage With DTP Vaccine Overestimated
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New research reported in the December 13 issue of The Lancet suggests that global coverage with three doses of diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccine (DTP3) has not yet reached the levels estimated by the World Health Organization, UNICEF, or levels reported by the individual countries. Reuters Health Information
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