Inducing Herd Immunity against Seasonal Influenza in Long-Term Care Facilities through Employee Vaccination Coverage: A Transmission Dynamics Model

Introduction. Vaccinating healthcare workers (HCWs) in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) may effectively induce herd immunity and protect residents against influenza-related morbidity and mortality. We used influenza surveillance data from all LTCFs in New Mexico to validate a transmission dynamics...

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Autores principales: Wendelboe, Aaron M., Grafe, Carl, McCumber, Micah, Anderson, Michael P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4458543/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26101542
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/178247

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4458543/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26101542
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/178247

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