Re: [Gnumed-devel] annual influenza , regime exception

[Karsten Hilbert]

On Sat, Dec 31, 2005 at 07:50:38PM -0800, Jim Busser wrote:

> Well, tetanus vaccine (Td, with diphtheria), would not be annual, but 
> could qualify as indefinitely repeatable as it is *supposedly* to be 
> given every 10 years,
Yes, but that's a "true" booster shot for which support is
already there in GNUmed.

> and may be given sooner (after >5 years if 
> clinically warranted, though I must admit it must be 15+ years since 
> I had it.
There are supposed to be studies from the US ARMY which show
adequate titers in recruits after 30 years of service
without any booster shots.

Karsten
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