2023
Predicting indirect effects of rotavirus vaccination programs on rotavirus mortality among children in 112 countries
Kraay A, Chaney D, Deshpande A, Pitzer V, Lopman B. Predicting indirect effects of rotavirus vaccination programs on rotavirus mortality among children in 112 countries. Npj Vaccines 2023, 8: 32. PMID: 36871093, PMCID: PMC9985632, DOI: 10.1038/s41541-023-00632-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRotavirus vaccinationVaccine coveragePost-vaccine introductionHigh vaccine coverageRotavirus vaccination programLow vaccine coverageBirth rateWHO European RegionRotavirus deathsRotavirus mortalityRotavirus vaccineMiddle-income countriesVaccine impactDiarrhea deathsVaccination programIndirect protectionVaccinationEffect estimatesMortalityWestern Pacific RegionRegression analysisDirect protectionIncome countriesDeathHigh birth rate
2018
Direct and possible indirect effects of vaccination on rotavirus hospitalisations among children in Malawi four years after programmatic introduction
Bennett A, Pollock L, Jere K, Pitzer V, Parashar U, Tate J, Heyderman R, Mwansambo C, French N, Nakagomi O, Iturriza-Gomara M, Everett D, Cunliffe N, Bar-Zeev N, Consortium F. Direct and possible indirect effects of vaccination on rotavirus hospitalisations among children in Malawi four years after programmatic introduction. Vaccine 2018, 36: 7142-7148. PMID: 29887320, PMCID: PMC6238204, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.04.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-vaccine introductionPrevalence of rotavirusVaccine effectivenessRotavirus prevalenceAcute gastroenteritisVaccine introductionRotavirus hospitalisationsVaccine coverageEfficacy estimatesAdjusted vaccine effectivenessRotavirus vaccine introductionYears of ageUse of vaccinesUnvaccinated infantsRotavirus diarrheaRotavirus diseaseUnvaccinated childrenReferral hospitalRoutine immunisationMalawian childrenSevere diarrheaStool samplesImportant causePoisson regressionHospitalisation