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Adaptive Vaccination Strategies to Mitigate Pandemic Influenza: Mexico as a Case Study

PLoS ONEPublished 2 December 2009Open access
Gerardo Chowell, Cécile Viboud, Xiaohong Wang, Stefano Bertozzi, Mark A. Miller
Citations69
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score0.80
SNIP1.07
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TL;DR

Overall the adaptive vaccination strategy outperformed the seasonal influenza vaccination allocation strategy for a wide range of disease and vaccine coverage parameters.

Abstract

This modeling approach could inform policies for Mexico and other countries with similar demographic features and vaccine resources issues, with regard to the mitigation of the S-OIV pandemic. We also discuss logistical issues associated with the implementation of adaptive vaccination strategies in the context of past and future influenza pandemics.

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Social SciencesMathematicsMedicine