Feasibility of measles and rubella vaccination programmes for disease elimination: a modelling study

• Main Authors: Amy K Winter, PhD (Author), Brian Lambert, BA (Author), Daniel Klein, PhD (Author), Petra Klepac, PhD (Author), Timos Papadopoulos, PhD (Author), Shaun Truelove, PhD (Author), Colleen Burgess, MS (Author), Heather Santos, MPH (Author), Jennifer K Knapp, PhD (Author), Susan E Reef, MD (Author), Lidia K Kayembe, PhD (Author), Stephanie Shendale, JD (Author), Katrina Kretsinger, MD (Author), Justin Lessler, PhD (Author), Emilia Vynnycky, PhD (Author), Kevin McCarthy, PhD (Author), Matthew Ferrari, ProfPhD (Author), Mark Jit, ProfPhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Marked reductions in the incidence of measles and rubella have been observed since the widespread use of the measles and rubella vaccines. Although no global goal for measles eradication has been established, all six WHO regions have set measles elimination targets. However, a g...