Influenza-Related Mortality Trends in Japanese and American Seniors: Evidence for the Indirect Mortality Benefits of Vaccinating Schoolchildren

BACKGROUND: The historical Japanese influenza vaccination program targeted at schoolchildren provides a unique opportunity to evaluate the indirect benefits of vaccinating high-transmitter groups to mitigate disease burden among seniors. Here we characterize the indirect mortality benefits of vaccin...

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Autores principales: Charu, Vivek, Viboud, Cécile, Simonsen, Lone, Sturm-Ramirez, Katharine, Shinjoh, Masayoshi, Chowell, Gerardo, Miller, Mark, Sugaya, Norio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3210121/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22087226
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0026282

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3210121/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22087226
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0026282

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