Effect of mass paediatric influenza vaccination on existing influenza vaccination programmes in England and Wales: a modelling and cost-effectiveness analysis

Background: In 2013 England and Wales began to fund a live attenuated influenza vaccine programme for individuals aged 2–16 years. Mathematical modelling predicts substantial beneficial herd effects for the entire population as a result of reduced influenza transmission. With a decreased influenza-a...

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Main Authors: David Hodgson, MRes, Dr Marc Baguelin, PhD, Edwin van Leeuwen, PhD, Jasmina Panovska-Griffiths, PhD, Mary Ramsay, FFPH, Richard Pebody, MBChB, Katherine E Atkins, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-02-01
Series:The Lancet Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468266716300445