Fractional Dose Of Scarce Meningitis Vaccine May Be Effective In Outbreak Control

Saturday, December 6, 2008 - 01:29 in Health & Medicine

A partial dose of a commonly used vaccine against meningitis may be as effective as a full dose, according to new research. Fractional dosing would enable large-scale vaccination campaigns during epidemics, especially at a time of global vaccine shortages.

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