Assessing the Likely Impact of a Rotavirus Vaccination Program in England: The Contribution of Syndromic Surveillance
Author(s) -
Zharain Bawa,
Alex J. Elliot,
Roger Morbey,
Shamez Ladhani,
Nigel A. Cunliffe,
S. O’Brien,
Martyn Regan,
Gillian Smith
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/civ264
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , rotavirus , environmental health , rotavirus gastroenteritis , pediatrics , virology , family medicine , virus
In July 2013, a rotavirus vaccination program for 2- to 3-month-olds was introduced in the United Kingdom. We present an initial impact analysis of this new vaccine program using national syndromic surveillance systems.
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