Dangers of vaccine refusal near the herd immunity threshold: A modelling study

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 922-926

  Fefferman, Nina H ^a,b,c   Naumova, Elena N ^b,c,d  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Tufts University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HERD IMMUNITY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASLES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT RISK; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBELLA; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEAR; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; RISK; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THEORETICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, HERD; INFANT; MALE; MEASLES; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARENTS; PHYSICIANS; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; RISK; RUBELLA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VACCINATION; VACCINES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937735424     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: 14744457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00053-5     Document Type: Article

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