Combined immunization of infants with oral and inactivated poliovirus vaccines: Results of a randomized trial in the Gambia, Oman, and Thailand

• Main Authors: B. M. Greenwood, A. J. Hall, M. G. Rowe, H. C. Whittle, M. George, A. A.K. Al-Ghassani, M. Elbualy, P. G. Malankar, A. J.M. Suleiman, G. B. Clements, E. T. Hay, C. Nairn, M. H. Riding, E. Bell, B. P. Hull, S. E. Robertson, P. F. Wright, H. Zoffmann, C. Aree, R. Samakoses, S. Simasathien, S. Migasena, P. Pitisuttitham, B. Ponrat, S. Tantivanich, S. Tharavanij, S. L. Cochi, R. W. Linkins, P. A. Patnarca, R. W. Sutter, L. Anderson, K. Maher, M. Pallansch, S. Penaranda
• Other Authors: Medical Research Council Laboratories Gambia
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/17711
• Institution: Mahidol University

To assess an immunization schedule combining oral (OPV) and inactivated poliovirus vaccines (IPV), we conducted a clinical trial in the Gambia, Oman, and Thailand. Children were randomized to receive one of the following schedules: OPV at birth, 6, 10, and 14 weeks of age; OPV at birth followed by b...