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Effects of the introduction of new vaccines in Guinea-Bissau on vaccine coverage, vaccine timeliness, and child survival: An observational study
2014, The Lancet Global HealthCitation Excerpt :DTP as the most recent vaccination does not seem to have similar beneficial non-specific effects.15–18 We postulate that if the focus on DTP-3 has lowered the proportion of children who have had measles vaccine as their most recent vaccination, it might have had a detrimental effect on child health.14,19 To reach the ambitious goal of 90% national vaccination coverage by 2010, WHO has joined forces with several other organisations—GAVI in particular—to improve vaccination coverage.20
Co-administration of live measles and yellow fever vaccines and inactivated pentavalent vaccines is associated with increased mortality compared with measles and yellow fever vaccines only. An observational study from Guinea-Bissau
2014, VaccineCitation Excerpt :We have proposed the hypothesis that DTP vaccine provided with measles vaccine is associated with at least 50% higher mortality than measles vaccine alone [17]. We have argued that the focus on DTP-3 coverage rather than MV coverage leads to co-administration of DTP with MV or administration of DTP after MV and this may lead to increased child mortality [18,19]. In recent years, DTP vaccine has gradually been replaced by the pentavalent DTP–H. Influenza type B–Hepatitis B vaccine in low-income countries [4].
A Small Jab - A Big Effect: Nonspecific Immunomodulation By Vaccines
2013, Trends in ImmunologyDiphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine administered simultaneously with measles vaccine is associated with increased morbidity and poor growth in girls. A randomised trial from Guinea-Bissau
2011, VaccineCitation Excerpt :If combined vaccinations have negative effects, the current recommendation to administer missing vaccines simultaneously should be reconsidered. This may be particularly important because the international health community is measuring the performance of the vaccination programme through the coverage for DTP3, and there is therefore a drive to increase the coverage for DTP vaccinations [37,38]. In many rural areas a large proportion of the children are receiving MV and DTP + OPV simultaneously; for example, in rural Guinea-Bissau nearly one-third of the children receives the two vaccines together.
Coverage and Drivers to Reaching the Last Child With Vaccination in Urban Settings: A Mixed-Methods Study in Kampala, Uganda
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