Vaccine shortage delays immunisations

Vaccine shortage delays immunisations

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has asked doctors to delay giving children their last injection of the tetanus, pertussis, and diptheria (DTP) vaccine until they are 4 years old because of a nationwide shortage of tetanus and diphtheria toxoids in the United States (MMWR 2001...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ 2001-08, Vol.323 (7310), p.418-418
1. Verfasser: Deborah, Josefson
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Diphtheria
Disease control
News
Smallpox
Tetanus
Vaccines
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Zusammenfassung:The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has asked doctors to delay giving children their last injection of the tetanus, pertussis, and diptheria (DTP) vaccine until they are 4 years old because of a nationwide shortage of tetanus and diphtheria toxoids in the United States (MMWR 2001;50:189-90.)
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.323.7310.418a