Is the impact of childhood influenza vaccination less than expected: a transmission modelling study

Is the impact of childhood influenza vaccination less than expected: a transmission modelling study

Abstract Background To reduce the burden of severe influenza, most industrialized countries target specific risk-groups with influenza vaccines, e.g. the elderly or individuals with comorbidities. Since children are the main spreaders, some countries have recently implemented childhood vaccination p...

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Main Authors: Felix Weidemann, Cornelius Remschmidt, Silke Buda, Udo Buchholz, Bernhard Ultsch, Ole Wichmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Influenza
childhood vaccination
transmission model
NNV
Bayesian inference
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2344-6

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