Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10969721 Vaccine 2012 8 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Immunity against pertussis is relatively short-lived and heterogeneous. ► Vaccination prevents both disease and transmission. ► The age-mixing patterns lead to little contact between teenagers and infants. ► A teenage booster vaccine will not likely indirectly protect infants.
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Life Sciences Immunology and Microbiology Immunology
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Short-lived immunity against pertussis, age-specific routes of transmission, and the utility of a teenage booster vaccine
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