We investigate stochastic extinction in an epidemic model and the impact of random vaccinations in large populations. We show that, in the absence of vaccinations, the effective entropic barrier for extinction displays scaling with the distance to the bifurcation point, with an unusual critical exponent. Even a comparatively weak Poisson-distributed vaccination leads to an exponential increase ...

Although each of the 17 Autonomous Regions in Spain has their own vaccination policies, factors influencing vaccine uptake do not differ considerably among them. Knowledge of vaccine preventable diseases, awareness that the diseases prevented by vaccinations are serious or very serious, awareness that vaccinations are not generally associated with serious adverse events, cost-free status and sa...

The goal of the initiative was to evaluate the impact of an innovative practice model on identification of unmet vaccination needs and vaccination rates. This was accomplished through a prospective, multisite, observational study in 8 community pharmacy practices with adults receiving an influenza vaccine with a documented vaccination forecast review from October 22, 2015 through March 22, 2016...

BACKGROUND Influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations are recommended in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients to decrease associated risks at all stages. Although the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is high in our country, as previously reported, vaccination rates are low. AIMS To assess the vaccination rates of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients and fac...

Page 1 of 16 The topic of childhood vaccinations is highly controversial with a strong polarization of beliefs among health care professionals and the public. Many conventional medical professionals believe that vaccinations in childhood provide the ultimate form of prevention for infectious diseases (Dennehy, 2001). Strong advocates of this belief system support the funding of research aimed a...

www.aafp.org/afp Volume 82, Number 6 ◆ September 15, 2010 For more information on EBM terms, see the EBM Toolkit at http://www. aafp.org/afp/ebmtoolkit. Are childhood vaccinations associated with subsequent development of autism? Bob: In 1998, a British gastroenterologist, Dr. Andrew Wakefield, published a report in the Lancet on eight children who developed symptoms of autism within one month ...