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Friday 24 July 2015
The science of maternal vaccination - Slideset by prof Kathryn Edwards

Pregnancy is a time of immunologic changes with an increased susceptibility to some infections, and maternal immunization can provide protection to the baby through the transfer of IgG induced by vaccine across the placenta. Prof. Edwards tackles in this slide set the fundamentals of maternal immunization.

 

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