Cost effectiveness of vaccination against pandemic influenza in European countries:mathematical modelling analysis

Objective To investigate whether a single optimal vaccination strategy exists across countries to deal with a future influenza pandemic by comparing the cost effectiveness of different strategies in various pandemic scenarios for three European countries. Design Economic and epidemic modelling study. Settings General populations in Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Data sources Country specific patterns of social contact and demographic data. Model An age structured susceptible-exposed-infected-recovered transmission model that describes how an influenza A virus will spread in... Mehr ...