کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3363965 1592120 2010 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Same influenza vaccination strategies but different outcomes across US cities?
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری ایمنی شناسی و میکروب شناسی میکروبیولوژی و بیوتکنولوژی کاربردی
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Same influenza vaccination strategies but different outcomes across US cities?
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryObjectivesThis research aimed to determine if the same influenza vaccination strategies would have the same level of effectiveness when applied to two different US metropolitan areas, Miami and Seattle, where the composition of the population differs significantly in age distribution and household size distribution.MethodsWe used an individual-based network modeling approach in which every pair of individuals connected in the social network is represented. Factorial design experiments were performed to estimate the impact of age-targeted vaccination strategies to control the transmission of a ‘flu-like’ virus.ResultsThe findings showed that: (1) age composition of the city matters in determining the effectiveness of a vaccination strategy and (2) vaccinating school children outperforms every other strategy.ConclusionsThe most significant policy implication of this research is that there may not be a universal vaccination strategy that works across all cities with the same level of effectiveness. Secondly, given the important role of school children in the transmission of influenza, the US Government should consider the vaccination of school children a top priority.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - Volume 14, Issue 9, September 2010, Pages e792–e795
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