The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of GSK Biologicals' pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (GSK1024850A), administered according to different vaccination schedules, against invasive disease caused by S. pneumoniae or H. influenzae as well as vaccine impact on the occurrence of hospital-diagnosed pneumonia cases, tympanostomy tube placement and outpatient antimicrobial prescriptions. This study will also explore vaccine impact on occurrence of respiratory tract infections (RTIs), including acute otitis media (AOM) in a subset of children in Turku area.
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Person Year Rate as Regards Subjects With Culture-confirmed IPD Due to Any of the 10 Pneumococcal Vaccine Serotypes. In Children Starting Vaccination Within 7 Months of Life and Assigned to a 3-dose Primary Vaccination Course
Timeframe: Period of follow-up was any time after the administration of first vaccine dose till the end of the blinded invasive disease (ID) Follow-up period (The blinded ID Follow-up period lasted at least 30 months)
Person Year Rate as Regards Subjects With Culture-confirmed IPD Due to Any of the 10 Pneumococcal Vaccine Serotypes. In Children Starting Vaccination Within 7 Months of Life and Assigned to a 2-dose Primary Vaccination Course
Timeframe: Period of follow-up was any time after the administration of first vaccine dose till the end of the blinded invasive disease (ID) Follow-up period (The blinded ID Follow-up period lasted at least 30 months)