Direct and indirect effect of 10 valent pneumococcal vaccine on nasopharyngeal carriage in children under 2  years of age in Matiari, Pakistan.

CONCLUSIONS: Decrease in VT pneumococcal carriage in vaccinated and unvaccinated children indicates herd immunity. Sustained increase in vaccine coverage and close long-term surveillance is warranted.
PMID: 33422379 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Vaccine - January 6, 2021 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Nisar MI, Ahmed S, Jehan F, Shahid S, Shakoor S, Kabir F, Hotwani A, Munir S, Muhammad S, Khalid F, Althouse B, Hu H, Whitney C, Rodgers G, Klugman K, Ali A, Zaidi AKM, Omer SB, Iqbal N Tags: Vaccine Source Type: research