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. 1992;10(2):96-7.
doi: 10.1016/0264-410x(92)90023-d.

The age-dependent risk of postvaccination complications in vaccinees with smallpox vaccine

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The age-dependent risk of postvaccination complications in vaccinees with smallpox vaccine

E B Gurvich. Vaccine. 1992.

Abstract

The use of vaccinia virus in recombinant systems may result in the occurrence of complications observed following smallpox vaccination. The results are presented of a large survey carried out in the USSR between 1968 and 1979. High complication rates are reported, particularly in older primary vaccinees; for example, there were 312.5 cases of neurological complications per million in those aged greater than or equal to 5 years. The author concludes that this factor will limit the use of vaccinia virus in recombinant technology.

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