Boosting immunity

June 15, 2012

INCREASING rates of whooping cough across the country has highlighted the need for vaccination and isolating the infected, according to Dr Philip Britton and Prof Cheryl Jones of the Children’s Hospital at Westmead and the Sydney Emerging Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity Institute. Writing in the latest issue of Australian Prescriber, the duo said that whilst the current national immunisation schedule recommends vaccinating infants at two, four and six months of age with booster doses at four and 15- 17 years, waning immunity has been seen in older children and adults with this schedule. For this reason, the pair said booster vaccination is now recommended for groups in contact with people at high-risk.

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Pharmacy Daily | Boosting immunity

Boosting immunity

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