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Herd effect from influenza vaccination in non-healthcare settings: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials and observational studies

Abstract

Influenza vaccination programmes are assumed to have a herd effect and protect contacts of vaccinated persons from influenza virus infection. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Global Health and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) from inception to March 2014 for studies assessing the protective effect of influenza vaccination vs no vaccination on …

Authors

Mertz D; Fadel SA; Lam P-P; Tran D; Srigley JA; Asner SA; Science M; Kuster SP; Nemeth J; Johnstone J

Journal

Eurosurveillance, Vol. 21, No. 42,

Publisher

European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)

Publication Date

October 20, 2016

DOI

10.2807/1560-7917.es.2016.21.42.30378

ISSN

1025-496X