Why the study?
Does supplemental measles vaccination targeting children aged 9 months to 14 years reduce measles mortality in African countries?
Population
Children in 22 African countries
Comparison
Supplemental campaigns providing a second… vs Routine vaccination or supplemental campaigns…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
4-6 years
Authors
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May support expanded-age campaigns to near-eliminate measles deaths; leaves open need for randomized confirmation before practice change.
Does supplemental measles vaccination targeting children aged 9 months to 14 years reduce measles mortality in African countries?
Supplemental measles vaccination campaigns targeting children aged 9 months to 14 years are highly effective at reducing measles mortality to near zero in African countries.
Otten et al. (2003) studied this question.
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