The innate immune system is the part of the body that fights new infections. It is especially important in children who face many new infections. Taking a look at how the innate immune system develops in young children will help researchers to improve vaccination methods. This study will be done in Vancouver at Children’s Hospital (VEC).
This study will involve approximately 110 children who were previously enrolled in the cord blood study at Children’s and Women’s Hospital in Vancouver. Grant funding for the study is provided by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), and was reviewed and approved by NIH. This study was also reviewed and approved by the Research Ethics Board at the University of British Columbia and the research review committee at BC Children’s Hospital. The study was designed by the investigators and the results will be analysed by them. In this study we look at the responsiveness of the child's immune system by testing the child's blood at age one, and again at two to see how it matures.Introductory letter sent to participants: wNIH01Intro.pdf Consent form sent to participants: wNIH01consent.pdf About Childhood Vaccines About Childhood DiseasesUpdated 29 April 2009