Article
The genetic basis for measles vaccine failure.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992). Supplement - 1 May 2004
Jacobson R M, Poland G A
Abstract excerpt
The US measles epidemics of 1989-1991 included a series of outbreaks resulting from vaccine failure. A series of studies was launched aimed at elucidating the mechanisms of this vaccine failure. A meta-analysis of the literature examining epidemics in vaccinated populations was conducted, which showed that the secondary vaccine failure rate (development of the disease despite an initial or primary vaccine...
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