University of Liverpool: Typhoid Vaccine Proven Safe for Infants and Young Children in Malawi
September 16, 2021
September 16, 2021
LIVERPOOL, England, Sept. 16 (TNSJou) -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release:
A new study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, finds a single dose of typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) - the only typhoid vaccine licensed for children as young as 6 months - is safe and 84 percent effective in protecting against typhoid in Blantyre, Malawi.
These are the first efficacy results from Africa and part of a five-year, multi-country project . . .
A new study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, finds a single dose of typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) - the only typhoid vaccine licensed for children as young as 6 months - is safe and 84 percent effective in protecting against typhoid in Blantyre, Malawi.
These are the first efficacy results from Africa and part of a five-year, multi-country project . . .