Dietary Intake and Pneumococcal Vaccine Response Among Children (5–7 Years) in Msambweni Division, Kwale County, Kenya

Dietary Intake and Pneumococcal Vaccine Response Among Children (5–7 Years) in Msambweni Division, Kwale County, Kenya

BackgroundVaccine and sufficient food availability are key factors for reducing pneumonia outbreaks in sub-Saharan Africa.MethodsIn this study, the 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Synflorix® or PCV10) was administered to a child cohort (5–7 years old, n = 237) in Msambweni, Kenya, to deter...

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Main Authors: Eleonora Migliore, Vivian K. Amaitsa, Francis M. Mutuku, Indu J. Malhotra, Dunstan Mukoko, Anika Sharma, Prathik Kalva, Amrik S. Kang, Charles H. King, A. Desiree LaBeaud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
pneumococcal vaccine
dietary intake
vaccine response
malnutrition
child cohort
Kenya
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.830294/full

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