Pertussis vaccination during pregnancy: long term effects on children's immunity before and after administration of a fifth dose of a pertussis containing vaccine. University of Antwerp
Despite successful universal pertussis vaccination programs, the disease remains an important public health problem and is still one of the most common vaccine-preventable diseases in the world. The highest incidence and disease burden can be found in infants below one year, too young to be completely protected by the available vaccines and vaccination schedules. To protect these infants,alternative vaccination strategies are needed.During ...