Pneumococcal immunisation in the 21st century.
In February 2006 the Department of Health announced that routine pneumococcal vaccine was to be introduced into the normal UK childhood immunisation programme. This article reviews the history of pneumococcal vaccination and its effectiveness in both the vaccine recipients and the population as a whole.
Williams
Craig
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Department of Microbiology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Dalnair St., Glasgow, G3 8SJ, UK. craig.williams@yorkhill.scot.nhs.uk
Masterton
Robert
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