Indirect effects of childhood pneumococcal conjugate vaccination on invasive pneumococcal disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Summary: Background: The full extent to which childhood pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) can indirectly reduce illness in unvaccinated populations is not known. We aimed to estimate the magnitude and timing of indirect effects of PCVs on invasive pneumococcal disease. Methods: In this systemat...

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Main Authors: Tinevimbo Shiri, DrPhD, Samik Datta, PhD, Jason Madan, PhD, Alexander Tsertsvadze, MD, Pamela Royle, PhD, Matt J Keeling, ProfPhD, Noel D McCarthy, ProfDPhil, Stavros Petrou, ProfPhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X16303060