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Seven challenges in modeling vaccine preventable diseases

2014; Elsevier BV; Volume: 10; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.epidem.2014.08.004

1755-4365

C. Jessica E. Metcalf, Viggo Andreasen, Ottar N. Bjørnstad, Ken Eames, W. John Edmunds, Sebastian Funk, T. Déirdre Hollingsworth, Justin Lessler, Cécile Viboud, Bryan T. Grenfell,

Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

Vaccination has been one of the most successful public health measures since the introduction of basic sanitation. Substantial mortality and morbidity reductions have been achieved via vaccination against many infections, and the list of diseases that are potentially controllable by vaccines is growing steadily. We introduce key challenges for modeling in shaping our understanding and guiding policy decisions related to vaccine preventable diseases.