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The immunisation programme in the United Kingdom is now
given at ages 2, 3, and 4 months, which coincides with the peak age for
incidence of the sudden infant death syndrome. The results of a three
year, population based, case-control study by Fleming et al
(p 822) show a reduced rate of immunisation among the infants who
died, despite control for potential confounding. The authors found no
association between the time of vaccination and time of death, signs
and symptoms of illness before death, or sudden unexpected deaths
attributed to other causes, such as infection.
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