Effectiveness of oral rotavirus vaccination in England against rotavirus-confirmed and all-cause acute gastroenteritis

Background: The monovalent oral rotavirus vaccine Rotarix® was introduced into the UK infant immunisation programme in 2013. We estimated vaccine effectiveness (VE) in the first two years of the programme. Methods: We used a test-negative case-control design and enhanced national surveillance data f...

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Main Authors: Jemma L. Walker, Nick J. Andrews, Christina J. Atchison, Sarah Collins, David J. Allen, Mary E. Ramsay, Shamez N. Ladhani, Sara L. Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:Vaccine: X
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590136219300026