The measles epidemic in Calgary 1969-70; the protective effect of vaccination for the individual and the community.

Canadian Medical Association journal ·Vol. 105 ·No. 8 ·1971-10-23 ·Pages 819-25

O'Neil AE

Abstract

Twenty per cent of the city's population of 375,000 had had live measles vaccination as pre-school children in the preceding four years. Protection rates for killed-live vaccine schedule (Edmonston) and live vaccine only (Schwarz) were approximately 66%, not diminishing in four years; the rates for killed vaccine only (three doses) were similar for 18 months, diminishing later. As the numbers who have acquired immunity by contracting the disease fall by 10 percentage points, numbers immunized by live vaccines must rise by 15 percentage points to maintain an equivalent balance of immune and susceptible subjects.

MeSH Terms

Canada Child, Preschool Disease Outbreaks Humans Immunity, Active Immunization Schedule Infant Measles/epidemiology Measles Vaccine/administration & dosage Preventive Health Services Vaccination

Chemicals

Measles Vaccine

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O'Neil A E

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Article Info

Journal

Canadian Medical Association journal

Abbr.

Can Med Assoc J

ISSN

0008-4409

Published

1971-10-23

Pages

819-25

Language

English

Region

Canada

NLM ID

0414110

PMCID

PMC1931212

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