Journal article
Effect of Influenza Vaccination of Children on Infection Rate in Hutterite Communities: Follow-Up Study of a Randomized Trial
Abstract
BACKGROUND: An earlier cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) of Hutterite colonies had shown that if more than 80% of children and adolescents were immunized with influenza vaccine there was a statistically significant reduction in laboratory-confirmed influenza among all unimmunized community members. We assessed the impact of this intervention for two additional influenza seasonal periods.
METHODS: Follow-up data for two influenza …
Authors
Wang B; Russell ML; Moss L; Fonseca K; Earn DJD; Aoki F; Horsman G; Van Caeseele P; Chokani K; Vooght M
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 11, No. 12,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0167281
ISSN
1932-6203