Direct and indirect effects of rotavirus vaccination: comparing predictions from transmission dynamic models.

Early observations from countries that have introduced rotavirus vaccination suggest that there may be indirect protection for unvaccinated individuals, but it is unclear whether these benefits will extend to the long term. Transmission dynamic models have attempted to quantify the indirect protecti...

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Main Authors: Virginia E Pitzer, Katherine E Atkins, Birgitte Freiesleben de Blasio, Thierry Van Effelterre, Christina J Atchison, John P Harris, Eunha Shim, Alison P Galvani, W John Edmunds, Cécile Viboud, Manish M Patel, Bryan T Grenfell, Umesh D Parashar, Ben A Lopman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3418263?pdf=render