Indirect protection from vaccinating children against influenza in households

oleh: 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

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2019-01-01

Deskripsi

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 vaccinated.