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Licensed Vaccines – Short Report

First vaccination after birth: serious adverse events of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) in real-world

Jinmiao Lua Department of Clinical Pharmacy, National Children’s Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8411-2111View further author information
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Xunjie Zhanga Department of Clinical Pharmacy, National Children’s Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1436-5081View further author information
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Hong Xub Department of Nephrology, National Children’s Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Zhiping Lia Department of Clinical Pharmacy, National Children’s Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: 2080443 | Received 07 Mar 2022, Accepted 18 May 2022, Published online: 10 Jun 2022

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