Indirect protection from vaccinating children against influenza in households
Relevance of indirect protection of household members of vaccinees is unclear. Here, Tsang et al. quantify the direct and indirect protection of vaccination in a randomized controlled trial and show that benefits of individual vaccination remain important even when other household members are vaccin...
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Main Authors: | Tim K. Tsang, Vicky J. Fang, Dennis K. M. Ip, Ranawaka A. P. M. Perera, Hau Chi So, Gabriel M. Leung, J. S. Malik Peiris, Benjamin J. Cowling, Simon Cauchemez |
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Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2019
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/e3b96563076b4f0a80f8438fb42ed6a3 |
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