A new vaccine against typhoid fever was launched at an indo-American summit on Paediatrics ,held in Jaipur. The vaccine has potential to trigger the immune mechanism of infants to build up a shield against the disease for the whole life.
This vaccine named -Peda Typh could be given to babies as young as 3 months of age.
The oral vaccine could earlier be given only to children above 2 yrs and they provided protection ranging between 55 percent to 65 percent for two to three years only.
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