FDA approves new vaccine combo
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 3:47 pm
For Minutus members in the USA: --
December 17, 2002, 7:25 AM EST
WASHINGTON -- Parents, expect fewer screams in the pediatrician's office: A
new vaccine that promises to cut out six of the 20 injections that babies
get before age 2 won federal approval Monday.
The vaccine, called Pediarix, combines into one injection today's shots that
protect against five different diseases -- diphtheria, tetanus, whooping
cough, hepatitis B and polio.
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld ... 7dec17,0,7
730017.story
Regards
Wendy
December 17, 2002, 7:25 AM EST
WASHINGTON -- Parents, expect fewer screams in the pediatrician's office: A
new vaccine that promises to cut out six of the 20 injections that babies
get before age 2 won federal approval Monday.
The vaccine, called Pediarix, combines into one injection today's shots that
protect against five different diseases -- diphtheria, tetanus, whooping
cough, hepatitis B and polio.
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld ... 7dec17,0,7
730017.story
Regards
Wendy