Non-specific effects of vaccination in Denmark
Benn, C.S.; Aaby, P.; Særup, S.
Ugeskrift for Laeger 180(44)
2018
ISSN/ISBN: 1603-6824 PMID: 30375964 Document Number: 696864
Studies from low-income countries show, that vaccines may have effects on overall mortality, so-called non-specific effects, which cannot be explained by the effect on the targeted infection. We investigated if vaccines have non-specific effects on infectious disease morbidity in Denmark, and we found beneficial non-specific effects of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, which have now been confirmed in other high-income settings. Danish investment in research in low-income countries may lead to important new insights with consequences not only for the recipient country but also for Denmark.