A method for estimating vaccine-preventable pediatric influenza pneumonia hospitalizations in developing countries: Thailand as a case study
The burden of influenza in children is increasingly appreciated; some middle-income countries are considering support for influenza vaccine programs. To support decision-making, methods to estimate the potential impact of proposed programs are needed. Using Thailand as a case-study, we present a mod...
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| Vydané v: | Vaccine Ročník 29; číslo 26; s. 4416 - 4421 |
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| Hlavní autori: | , , , , , , , |
| Médium: | Journal Article |
| Jazyk: | English |
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Kidlington
Elsevier Ltd
10.06.2011
Elsevier Elsevier Limited |
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| ISSN: | 0264-410X, 1873-2518, 1873-2518 |
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| Shrnutí: | The burden of influenza in children is increasingly appreciated; some middle-income countries are considering support for influenza vaccine programs. To support decision-making, methods to estimate the potential impact of proposed programs are needed. Using Thailand as a case-study, we present a model that uses surveillance data, published vaccine effectiveness estimates, and vaccination coverage assumptions to estimate the impact of influenza vaccination on pediatric influenza pneumonia hospitalizations. Approximately 56,000 influenza pneumonia hospitalizations occur annually among children aged <18 years in Thailand; 23,700 (41%) may be vaccine-preventable. Vaccination of 85% of Thai children aged 7 months–4 years might prevent 30% of all pediatric influenza pneumonia hospitalizations in Thailand. |
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| Bibliografia: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.03.099 ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 content type line 14 ObjectType-Feature-4 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 ObjectType-Article-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 ObjectType-Article-2 ObjectType-Feature-1 |
| ISSN: | 0264-410X 1873-2518 1873-2518 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.03.099 |