Experience with influenza vaccination in Iceland, 1957

An epidemic of Asian influenza which occurred in Iceland in October and November 1957 is briefly described. About 8000 persons were vaccinated with two injections of a vaccine containing 100 CCA units of Asian virus per dose. The inactivated virus was adsorbed on aluminium phosphate. Data are given...

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Main Authors: Sigurjónsson, Júlíus, Sigurdsson, Björn, Grímsson, Halldór
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1959
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Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2537751
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/13651921
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Summary:An epidemic of Asian influenza which occurred in Iceland in October and November 1957 is briefly described. About 8000 persons were vaccinated with two injections of a vaccine containing 100 CCA units of Asian virus per dose. The inactivated virus was adsorbed on aluminium phosphate. Data are given on the antibody production after vaccination.