The population impact of a large school-based influenza vaccination campaign.

The optimal vaccination strategy to mitigate the impact of influenza epidemics is unclear. In 2005, a countywide school-based influenza vaccination campaign was launched in Knox County, Tennessee (population 385,899). Approximately 41% and 48% of eligible county children aged 5-17 years were immuniz...

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Main Authors: Carlos G Grijalva, Yuwei Zhu, Lone Simonsen, Edward Mitchel, Marie R Griffin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3013075?pdf=render