Using data on the spread of Ebola from person to person during historical Ebola outbreaks to compare vaccination strategies, researchers found that prophylatically vaccinating all healthcare workers would have decreased the number of disease cases in the 2014 epidemics in Guinea and Nigeria by 60-80%.
Full Citation:
Coltart CE, Johnson AM, Whitty CJ. 2015. Role of healthcare workers in early epidemic spread of Ebola: policy implications of prophylactic compared to reactive vaccination policy in outbreak prevention and control. BMC Medicine. 13(271).
Title of Article: Role of healthcare workers in early epidemic spread of Ebola: policy implications of prophylactic compared to reactive vaccination policy in outbreak prevention and control
Author(s): Coltart CE, Johnson AM, Whitty CJ
Publication Year: 2015
Publication Name: BMC Medicine
Publication Volume: 13(271)
Publication Source URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26482396/
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): 10.1186/s12916-015-0477-2
Topics: Global Issues | Outbreaks
Disease Vaccines: Ebola
Countries: Congo | Congo - The Democratic Republic Of The | Gabon | Guinea | Liberia | Mali | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Spain | United Kingdom | United States