Vaccination against human papillomavirus in Switzerland: simulation of the impact on infection rates

André Berchtold (), Pierre-André Michaud, Denise Nardelli-Haefliger and Joan-Carles Surís

International Journal of Public Health, 2010, vol. 55, issue 1, 25-34

Abstract: To be really effective, a vaccination campaign against HPV infection should at least include a catch-up to early reach a drop in HPV 16/18 prevalence, and maybe boosters. Otherwise, the protection insured for women in their 20s could be lower than expected, resulting in higher risks to later develop cervical cancer. Copyright Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel/Switzerland 2010

Keywords: Human papillomavirus; Vaccination; Catch-up; Booster; Epidemiological model; SIR model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-0081-3

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