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See Latest ArticlesPneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines Effective At Preventing Child Deaths, Study Suggests
ScienceDaily, 11/18/09
A study published in The Cochrane Review in Ocober concludes that pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV), already known to prevent invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and x–ray defined pneumonia, was also effective against child deaths. The findings were based on a systematic review of the results of 6 randomized and controlled trials conducted in the US, Africa, Philippines, and Finland. Eighty percent of children were less likely to develop vaccine–type IPD, 58% all–serotype IPD, and 27% x–ray defined pneumonia than children who did not receive the vaccine. Eleven percent of child deaths were also prevented. In total, 113,044 children were included in the six trials –– 57,015 children in the PCV group and 56,029 in the control group.
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