Quantifying Child Mortality Reductions Related to Measles Vaccination

Quantifying Child Mortality Reductions Related to Measles Vaccination

BACKGROUND This study characterizes the historical relationship between coverage of measles containing vaccines (MCV) and mortality in children under 5 years, with a view toward ongoing global efforts to reduce child mortality. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Using country-level, longitudinal panel data, from 44 countries over the period 1960-2005, we analyzed the relationship between MCV cove...

Measles vaccination and child mortality in Burkina Faso

The demographic evaluation of vaccination programmes is rarely done, the most common form of evaluation consists of measuring vaccination coverage, whereas the objective is to reduce morbidity or mortality, especially for measles which is the main life-threatening pathology for African children who have not been vaccinated. Before the vaccine was available, half of the deaths of children betwee...

Mass Measles Vaccination

Global reductions in measles mortality 2000-2008 and the risk of measles resurgence.

Measles Vaccination in the Presence or Absence of Maternal Measles Antibody: Impact on Child Survival

BACKGROUND Measles vaccine (MV) has a greater effect on child survival when administered in early infancy, when maternal antibody may still be present. METHODS To test whether MV has a greater effect on overall survival if given in the presence of maternal measles antibody, we reanalyzed data from 2 previously published randomized trials of a 2-dose schedule with MV given at 4-6 months and at...