ENT/Audiology Department of Samoa welcomes the introduction of the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) into the national childhood immunisation program
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19551846 |
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| Authors | Annette Kaspar (0000-0002-4035-3236, Menzies School of Health Research, corresponding author), Akshaya Mishra (0000-0002-4153-7598, National University of Samoa), Amanda Leach (0000-0002-7114-9967), Amanda J Leach (0000-0002-4638-8392, Menzies School of Health Research), Sione Pifeleti (0000-0001-9657-6693, Ministry of Health) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Pages | 02002-02002 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Global Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2047-2978 • E-ISSN: 2047-2986 |
| Publisher | International Global Health Society (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.7189/jogh.12.02002 |
| PMID | 35567588 |
| OpenAlex | W4280573482 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
In October 2021, the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) was introduced into the national immunisation program of Samoa, a Polynesian nation of the Pacific Islands [1]. The immunisation schedule is three doses of PCV for infants (6, 10, and 14 weeks of age), or two catch-up doses with an eight-week interval for toddlers (12-24 months of [...]
Herd immunity · Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine · Pneumococcal disease · Pneumonia · Samoan · Streptococcus pneumoniae · Vaccination · Emergency and Acute Care Studies · Medicine · Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections · Respiratory viral infections research · Immunology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics
| Highly cited | No |
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