Infants' pain response to immunisation varies based on which vaccine is first
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 - 12:35
in Health & Medicine
Infants who receive the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) following the combination vaccine for diphtheria, polio, tetanus, pertussis and Haemophilus influenzae type b (DPTaP-Hib vaccine) appear to experience less pain than those who are immunised in the opposite order, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, a theme issue on vaccines...