Impact of a school-based influenza immunization program on disease burden: comparison of two Tennessee counties.
Outpatient burden of laboratory-confirmed influenza among children in Knox and Davidson Counties was compared in 2006-2007 when only Knox County had a school-based influenza vaccine campaign. Of 1016 eligible children seeking outpatient care, 87% were enrolled and 20% were influenza-positive. Estimated influenza vaccination coverage was similar in Knox and Davidson for preschool-age children (36% versus 33%) but higher in Knox County for school-age children (44% versus 12%). Influenza detection was higher among Knox than Davidson County preschool-age children (18% versus 10%) but similar among school-age children (28% versus 27%). These data are consistent with a direct effect of the campaign in school-age children.
Departments of Pediatrics and Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States.
Katherine A
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Poehling
H Keipp
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Talbot
John V
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Williams
Yuwei
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Zhu
John
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Lott
Lori
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Patterson
Kathryn M
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Edwards
Marie R
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Griffin
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D013714:Tennessee / Q000453:epidemiology; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data