title: Estimation of effective vaccination rate: pertussis in New Zealand as a case study.
abstract: In some cases vaccination is unreliable. For example vaccination against pertussis has comparatively high level of primary and secondary failures. To evaluate efficiency of vaccination we introduce the idea of effective vaccination rate and suggest an approach to estimate it. We consider pertussis in New Zealand as a case study. The results indicate that the level of immunity failure for pertussis is considerably higher than was anticipated.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Mathematical Biology, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, 24-29 St Giles', Oxford, OX1 3LB, UK. korobein@maths.ox.ac.uk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Korobeinikov
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Maini
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D019353:Endemic Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity; D018448:Models, Immunological; D009520:New Zealand / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors; D017211:Treatment Failure; D014611:Vaccination; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*