A Minimum Age for Measles Vaccine Administration to Coloured Children

Overview

Journal S Afr Med J

Specialty General Medicine

Date 1975 Nov 8

PMID 1198225

Citations 4

Authors

B Dick

T Smith

A KIPPS

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Abstract

The antibody response to further-attenuated live virus measles vaccine was assessed in 67 Coloured children between the ages of 6 and 12 months. Children less than 9 months of age were found to have suboptimal seroconversion rates and it is recommended that the routine administration of measles vaccine should be restricted to children over the age of 8 months. High-risk groups and problems of vaccine administration and storage are discussed.

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