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The Impact of Human Papillomavirus Catch-Up Vaccination in Australia: Implications for Introduction of Multiple Age Cohort Vaccination and Postvaccination Data Interpretation

  • Mélanie Drolet
  • , Jean François Laprise
  • , Julia M.L. Brotherton
  • , Basil Donovan
  • , Christopher K. Fairley
  • , Hammad Ali
  • , Élodie Bénard
  • , Dave Martin
  • , Marc Brisson

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Abstract

We used transmission-dynamic modeling to estimate the added effectiveness of vaccinating multiple cohorts of females (12-26 years) in Australia compared with the theoretical introduction of routine-only (12-13 years) vaccination. Our results suggest that vaccinating multiple cohorts produced markedly faster direct/herd effects, and it added benefits that last for 20-70 years. Furthermore, the number needed to vaccinate to prevent 1 anogential warts (AGW) case or cervical cancer (CC) was similar for routine + catch-up (AGW = 9.9, CC = 678) and routine-only vaccination (AGW = 9.9, CC = 677), thus providing similar levels of efficiency per person vaccinated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1205-1209
Number of pages5
JournalThe Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume216
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Dec 2017

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • anogenital warts
  • cervical cancers
  • human papillomavirus
  • mathematical modeling
  • vaccination

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