Effect of mass paediatric influenza vaccination on existing influenza vaccination programmes in England and Wales: a modelling and cost-effectiveness analysis

• Main Authors: David Hodgson, MRes (Author), Dr Marc Baguelin, PhD (Author), Edwin van Leeuwen, PhD (Author), Jasmina Panovska-Griffiths, PhD (Author), Mary Ramsay, FFPH (Author), Richard Pebody, MBChB (Author), Katherine E Atkins, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In 2013 England and Wales began to fund a live attenuated influenza vaccine programme for individuals aged 2-16 years. Mathematical modelling predicts substantial beneficial herd effects for the entire population as a result of reduced influenza transmission. With a decreased influenza-a...