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PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever – fractional vaccine dosing, Nigeria, Netherlands ex Gambia/Senegal

Yellow Fever -- Worldwide/UnknownAccording to a study today in the Annals of Internal Medicine, fractional dosing of the yellow fever vaccine offers recipients protective antibodies for up to 10 years without a booster dose.The results could inform the use of fractional dosing in preventive vaccination campaigns, and not just outbreak settings. In related news, Nigeria is vaccinating millions of people after 9 people recently tested positive, and Dutch officials report an imported yellow fever case.The Read more [...]