1069Long-term effect of a Birth Vaccination Promotion Strategy

The Impact of Early Postpartum Maternal Pertussis Vaccination on the Protection of Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Background: Despite primary vaccination, infants under six months run a risk of infection with pertussis. Objective: To determine the impact of early postpartum maternal pertussis vaccination on protecting infants from the disease. Methods: All mothers (n=405) who gave birth to healthy term infants were educated on the cocoon strategy. The moth...

مقایسه پاسخ آنتی‌بادی سازی به واکسن هپاتیت B در نوزادان رسیده و نارس در بدو تولد

Background : Hepatitis B can be easily transmitted form mother to child and can be prevented via vaccination of the newborn. American Academy of Pediatrics recommends preterm infants weighing less than 2000 grams at birth and born to HBS-Ag negative mothers should have their first dose of hepatitis B vaccine moved up to 1 month of age. The aim of the present study was to assess and compare the ...

Comparison of the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on the vaccination status of children in years of 2019 and 2020 in Abadan health centers, Iran

Background: Due to the great importance of maintaining vaccination coverage in children, this study examined the delay in vaccination at birth, 2, 4, and 6 months, which has recently decreased due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 213 children in 2 groups in Abadan, Iran in 2020. The children who were born from 21 March to 22 September in the years o...

Evaluating the neonatal BCG vaccination programme in Ireland

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare the cost effectiveness of the current Irish programme of universal BCG vaccination of infants versus a programme which considered selectively vaccinating high risk infants using decision analytical modelling. METHODS The efficacy of the BCG vaccine was re-evaluated to inform a decision analytical model constructed to follow a birth cohort of vac...

Evalution of Tuberculin Skin Test Four Months after BCG Vaccination at Birth