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Trends in incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease following introduction of the universal infant immunization program in BC

Background Streptococcus pneumoniae causes a range of invasive and noninvasive infections and remains the primary agent of community-acquired pneumo­nia.[1] Until recently the only licensed vaccine available was... Read More

Why BC is moving from four to three doses of conjugate pneumococcal vaccine for infant immunization

Universal immunization of BC infants with four doses of conjugate pneumococcal vaccine was introduced in September 2003. There is already a dramatic decline in the rate of invasive pneumococcal disease in those under... Read More