Evaluation of age-specific vaccination strategies |
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Authors: | W Katzmann K Dietz |
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Institution: | Institut für Medizinische Biometrie der Universität Tübingen, Westbahnhofstrasse 55, D7400 Tübingen, FRG |
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Abstract: | Under the assumption that maternal antibodies and vaccine immunity decay exponentially the proportions of susceptibles in the total population for given age-specific vaccination strategies and zero infection incidence are determined explicitly. The reciprocal value of such a proportion determines the maximum reproductive rate of an infection which could be eradicated by the corresponding strategy. For a single vaccination during life the optimum age is determined, for which the proportion of susceptibles reaches a minimum. The effect of one revaccination during school age is explored. |
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