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Pneumonia Vaccine Advised for Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease
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Surveillance data indicate that the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine administered to children with sickle cell disease between the ages of 4 and 10 decreases the incidence of pneumonia by 68% and increases survival by 81.4%, investigators report in the March issue of Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information
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MMR Vaccination Safe in Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
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The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) booster vaccination administered to 8- to 9-year-old children has no effect on the course of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), according to study findings published in the October issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Reuters Health Information
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