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Strategies for early vaccination during novel influenza outbreaks [1]

Ongoing research and technology developments hold the promise of rapid production and large-scale deployment of strain-specific or cross-protective vaccines for novel influenza viruses. We sought to investigate the impact of early vaccination on age-specific attack rates and evaluate the outcomes of different vaccination strategies that are influenced by the level of single or two-dose vaccine-induced protections. We developed and parameterized an agent-based model for two population demographics of urban and remote areas in Canada.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
14/12/2015
M. Laskowski [3], Y. Xiao [4], N. Charland & et al [5]
Nature Scientific Reports [6]
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Tags:
Influenza [7], Vaccination [8], Canada [9], Drugs [10], Health Care [11]
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/strategies-early-vaccination-during-novel-influenza-outbreaks
[2] http://www.nature.com/articles/srep18062
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/m-laskowski
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/y-xiao
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/n-charland-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature-scientific-reports-0
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/influenza
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vaccination
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/canada
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drugs
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care