Evaluation of vaccination strategies for seasonal influenza: how important is strain mutation

• Grant number: 18/24390-6
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - International
• Start date: February 02, 2019
• End date: February 16, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Mathematics - Applied Mathematics
• Principal Investigator: Cláudia Pio Ferreira
• Grantee: Cláudia Pio Ferreira
• Visiting researcher: Seyed Moghadas
• Visiting researcher institution: York University, Canada
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IBB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Vaccination against seasonal influenza remains a primary public health measure to prevent infection and its outcomes such as hospitalization and death. Low vaccine-effectiveness is a factor undermining efforts to improve strategies and uptake of influenza vaccination. In this context, an important question arises: could vaccine effectiveness determine target groups for vaccination in the population? Since vaccine effectiveness at the individual level depends on anumber of factors, understanding the effect of changes in the vaccine coverage and age groups for vaccination will inform policy makers to improve immunization strategies and achieve best outcomes. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

VILCHES, THOMAS N.; SHOUKAT, AFFAN; FERREIRA, CLAUDIA PIO; MOGHADAS, SEYED M.. Projecting influenza vaccine effectiveness: A simulation study. PLoS One, v. 15, n. 11, NOV 3 2020. (18/24811-1, 18/24390-6)