Strategies for Pandemic and Seasonal Influenza Vaccination of Schoolchildren in the United States
Strategies for Pandemic and Seasonal Influenza Vaccination of Schoolchildren in the United States
Vaccinating school-aged children against influenza can reduce age-specific and population-level illness attack rates. Using a stochastic simulation model of influenza transmission, the authors assessed strategies for vaccinating children in the United States, varying the vaccine type, coverage level, and reproductive number R (average number of secondary cases produced by a …