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Assessment of varicella vaccine effectiveness in Germany: a time-series approach

Höhle, M. and Siedler, A. and Bader, H.-M. and Ludwig, M. and Heininger, U. and V. O. N. Kries, R.. (2011) Assessment of varicella vaccine effectiveness in Germany: a time-series approach. Epidemiology and Infection, 139 (11). pp. 1710-1719.

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Abstract

A multivariate time-series regression model was developed in order to describe the 2005-2008 age-specific time-course of varicella sentinel surveillance data following the introduction of a varicella childhood vaccination programme in Germany. This ecological approach allows the assessment of vaccine effectiveness under field conditions by relating vaccine coverage in cohorts of 24-month-old children to the mean number of cases per reporting unit in the sentinel network. For the 1-2 years age group, which is directly affected by the vaccination programme, a one-dose vaccine effectiveness of 83·2% (95% CI 80·2-85·7) was estimated which corresponds to previous approaches assessing varicella vaccine effectiveness in the field in the USA.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine
03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde (Klinik) > Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde (UKBB)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde (Klinik) > Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde (UKBB)
UniBasel Contributors:Heininger, Ulrich
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
ISSN:0950-2688
e-ISSN:1469-4409
Note:Note: First published online 15 December 2010. -- Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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