Estimated impact of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on pneumonia mortality in South Africa, 1999 through 2016: An ecological modelling study.

Estimated impact of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on pneumonia mortality in South Africa, 1999 through 2016: An ecological modelling study.

<h4>Background</h4>Data on the national-level impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) introduction on mortality are lacking from Africa. PCV was introduced in South Africa in 2009. We estimated the impact of PCV introduction on all-cause pneumonia mortality in South Africa, while...

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Main Authors: Jackie Kleynhans, Stefano Tempia, Kayoko Shioda, Anne von Gottberg, Daniel M Weinberger, Cheryl Cohen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-02-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003537

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