Positive network assortativity of influenza vaccination at a high school: implications for outbreak risk and herd immunity.

Schools are known to play a significant role in the spread of influenza. High vaccination coverage can reduce infectious disease spread within schools and the wider community through vaccine-induced immunity in vaccinated individuals and through the indirect effects afforded by herd immunity. In gen...

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Main Authors: Victoria C Barclay, Timo Smieszek, Jianping He, Guohong Cao, Jeanette J Rainey, Hongjiang Gao, Amra Uzicanin, Marcel Salathé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3914803?pdf=render