Respiratory Vaccines
BCG vaccine was excluded because extensive literature already exists on its non-specific effects. Twenty eligible articles were included from 9,727 deduplicated records. The included studies evaluated seven distinct vaccines. Most included…
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BCG vaccine was excluded because extensive literature already exists on its non-specific effects. Twenty eligible articles were included from 9,727 deduplicated records. The included studies evaluated seven distinct vaccines. Most included studies were judged high quality with low risk of bias. The review assessed non-specific effects of respiratory vaccines on ALRI hospitalisations in children under five and broader effects such as antimicrobial prescribing.