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Newborn Vaccination: Babies More Prepared Than Previously Thought
June 3, 2003

(Journal of Clinical Investigation) -- The increased susceptibility of newborns to infectious diseases is generally ascribed to developmentally related deficiencies in immune function. A new study demonstrates the presence in newborns of a mature and functional immune response to a cytomegalovirus infection and suggests that the machinery necessary to prime such responses is present in utero, thereby raising questions related to neonatal vaccination.


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