Voprosy virusologii
-
Voprosy virusologii · May 2002
Review[Intranasal vaccination with live measles vaccines within the framework of measles eradication strategy].
The authors discuss the possibility of intranasal revaccination with live measles vaccine. Intranasal vaccination is no less effective than subcutaneous. ⋯ The intranasal method of vaccination is safer than the inhalation method, which involves exposure of the bronchial mucosa to the live measles virus. The efficiency of mucosal measles vaccine can be increased by adding this or that adjuvant to the vaccine.