Evaluating impact of school outreach vaccination programme in Hong Kong influenza season 2018 – 2019

Evaluating impact of school outreach vaccination programme in Hong Kong influenza season 2018 – 2019

School-based vaccination, as a means to mitigate seasonal influenza outbreak, depends on attaining adequate coverage rate. We evaluated the potential of a fully subsidized school outreach vaccination (SOV) program to achieve epidemic prevention potential in Hong Kong. The purpose of this study was t...

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Main Authors:	Yu Lung Lau, Wilfred Hing Sang Wong, Sonal R. Hattangdi-Haridas, Chun Bong Chow
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2020-04-01
Series:	Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Subjects:	influenza school outreach vaccination program influenza-like illness
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2019.1678357

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