History repeats itself in Japan: Failure to learn from rubella epidemic leads to failure to provide the HPV vaccine
Y Tanaka, Y Ueda, K Yoshino… - Human Vaccines & …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Y Tanaka, Y Ueda, K Yoshino, T Kimura
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2017•Taylor & FrancisEradication of vaccine-preventable diseases is one of the most important goals of public
health interventions. Herd immunity can be established by national vaccination programs.
However, once the national vaccination program stops for any reason, unprotected group
will be generated depending on an unfortunate year of birth. Currently, there are 2 major
concerns regarding vaccine cohort gaps in Japan: one is for the rubella vaccine, the other
for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.
health interventions. Herd immunity can be established by national vaccination programs.
However, once the national vaccination program stops for any reason, unprotected group
will be generated depending on an unfortunate year of birth. Currently, there are 2 major
concerns regarding vaccine cohort gaps in Japan: one is for the rubella vaccine, the other
for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.
Abstract
Eradication of vaccine-preventable diseases is one of the most important goals of public health interventions. Herd immunity can be established by national vaccination programs. However, once the national vaccination program stops for any reason, unprotected group will be generated depending on an unfortunate year of birth. Currently, there are 2 major concerns regarding vaccine cohort gaps in Japan: one is for the rubella vaccine, the other for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.
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