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LIVE POLIO IRUS VACCINES

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Response of Newborn Infants to Vaccination with Living Type 1 Poliovirus 307<br />

titers of 512 or higher excreted virus for one<br />

week or more.<br />

Relatively few of the newborn infants showed a<br />

significant rise in neutralizing antibody three<br />

months after feeding (three of 20), as compared<br />

to approximately 21 of 16 three-month-old infants<br />

who responded with an eightfold or better rise<br />

in antibody titer. However, it is postulated that<br />

the high levels of passive antibody in the serum of<br />

most of the infants studied, masked the antibody<br />

produced by the infant, and only later observations<br />

will give the true picture in regard to serologic<br />

response of these infants.<br />

Family spread from newborn infants did occur<br />

to young siblings in two families. but was limited<br />

in extent.

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