Effect of Haemophilus influenzae Type b and 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines on Childhood Pneumonia Hospitalizations and Deaths in Botswana.
Morgan CongdonHwanhee HongRebecca R YoungColeen K CunninghamLeslie A EnaneTonya Arscott-MillsFrancis M BandaMamiki ChiseKeneilwe MotlhatlhediKristen FeemsterSweta M PatelSefelani BoiditsweTiroyaone LeburuSamir S ShahAndrew P SteenhoffMatthew S KellyPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)
Pneumonia hospitalizations and deaths among children declined sharply following introduction of Hib vaccine and PCV-13 in Botswana. This effect was sustained for more than 5 years after vaccine introduction, supporting the long-term effectiveness of these vaccines in preventing childhood pneumonia in Botswana.