Rationale for Recommending Varicella Vaccination Into the Swedish National Immunisation Programme
Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim Under Swedish law, a vaccination may be included in the National Immunisation Programme (NIP) if it effectively prevents transmission in the population, is cost‐effective and aligns with ethical and humanitarian principles. The Public Health Agency of Sweden (PHAS) evaluated these criteria for introducing varicella vaccination. Methods The
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Promotion of oral fluid methods for evaluation and surveillance of the measles immunization programme in Ethiopia [PDF]
This work aims to demonstrate the use of oral-fluid methods in evaluating the effectiveness of a vaccination programme at the individual (vaccine conversion) and population levels (herd immunity and virus transmission and origin) within a developing ...
Nigatu, Wondatir
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Do Childhood Vaccines Have Non-Specific Effects on Mortality [PDF]
, 2003 A recent article by Kristensen et al. suggested that measles vaccine and bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine might\ud reduce mortality beyond what is expected simply from protection against measles and tuberculosis.
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The effect of measles on health-related quality of life: a population-based prospective study
, 2013 Background To enable decisions about investment across different areas of health care, health needs to be measured in a standardised way. In the UK, the quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) is the preferred metric.
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Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim To assess the cost‐effectiveness of including varicella vaccination in the Swedish national vaccination programme for children together with the added impact of catch‐up vaccination of susceptible older children. Methods An epidemiological transmission model was used to assess the cost‐effectiveness of a two‐dose national varicella ...
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The societal cost of vaccine refusal: A modelling study using measles vaccination as a case study
, 2023 Background Increasing vaccine hesitancy and refusal poses a challenge to public health as even small reductions in vaccine uptake can result in large outbreaks of infectious diseases.
Azra C Ghani +7 more
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Meningococcal vaccine introduction in Mali through mass campaigns and its impact on the health system. [PDF]
, 2014 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of the meningococcal A (MenA) vaccine introduction in Mali through mass campaigns on the routine immunization program and the wider health system.
Burchett, Helen Elizabeth Denise +4 more
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Dynamic models of pneumococcal carriage and the impact of the Heptavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on invasive pneumococcal disease. [PDF]
, 2010 BACKGROUND: The 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine has been introduced in national immunisation programmes of most industrialised countries and recently in two African GAVI eligible countries (Rwanda and The Gambia). However the long term effects of
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Risk conceptualisations, trust and decision-making in the face of contradictory information: the case of MMR [PDF]
, 2005 This thesis investigates the process by which parents evaluate contradictory information about risk in order to make the decision whether to have their children immunised with the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.
Casiday, Rachel E, Casiday, Rachel E.
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