Predicting effectiveness of flu vaccination campaigns

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 18:14 in Health & Medicine

A new study, published by Elsevier this month in Vaccine, describes a new method that assesses the impact and cost-effectiveness of a range of vaccination options. The model was applied to the 2009 Influenza H1N1 outbreak and predicted accurately in real-time when the epidemic would peak and who should be prioritized for vaccination.

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