The effect of random vaccine response on the vaccination coverage required to prevent epidemics

The response people have to vaccination varies because their immune systems differ and vaccine failures occur. Here we consider the effect that a random response, independent for each vaccinee, has on the vaccination coverage required to prevent epidemics in a large community. For a community of uni...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Mathematical biosciences 1998-12, Vol.154 (2), p.117-135
Hauptverfasser:	Becker, Niels G., Starczak, Dianna N.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control General aspects Humans Medical sciences Models, Immunological Planification. Prevention (methods). Intervention. Evaluation Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Vaccination - standards Vaccines - immunology
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