The Food and Drug Administration has approved an inactivated
Japanese encephalitis vaccine (JVax *) distributed by Connaught
Laboratories, Inc. (Swiftwater, Pennsylvania), for use by certain
travelers to and expatriates in Asia. Recommendations for vaccine
use are forthcoming from the Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices.
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only and does not imply endorsement by the Public Health Service or
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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