Modelling the epidemiological impact of maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination in Australia

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of respiratory illness among infants. A maternal RSV vaccine that protects young infants has recently been approved for registration in Australia. We estimated the population benefits of a future year-round maternal RSV vaccination program in term...

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Veröffentlicht in:Vaccine 2024-12, Vol.42 (26), p.126418, Article 126418
Hauptverfasser: Nazareno, Allen L., Newall, Anthony T., Muscatello, David J., Hogan, Alexandra B., Wood, James G.
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Zusammenfassung:Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of respiratory illness among infants. A maternal RSV vaccine that protects young infants has recently been approved for registration in Australia. We estimated the population benefits of a future year-round maternal RSV vaccination program in terms of prevented RSV infections and hospitalisations in Australia. We described RSV transmission using an age-structured compartmental model calibrated to Australian aggregated monthly RSV-coded hospitalisations in children aged
ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.126418