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Safety of meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine serogroup "A" (Pilot Study).

Abstract2000 subjects were vaccinated with sero-group "A" meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine during a meningitis outbreak and the opportunity was taken to study the side effects of the procedure. There were no major side effects and the vaccine was found to be quite safe.
AuthorsM R Bahl
JournalMedical journal of Zambia (Med J Zambia) 1975 Dec-1976 Jan Vol. 9 Issue 6 Pg. 166 ISSN: 0047-651X ZAMBIA
PMID818845 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Bacterial Vaccines
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Bacterial Vaccines (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Meningitis, Meningococcal (prevention & control)
  • Neisseria meningitidis (immunology)
  • Pilot Projects
  • Zambia