The Impact of Mass Immunization against Flu and Acute Respiratory Viral Infections on Epidemics Process in Sverdlovsk region

Abstract

The article shows results of a research of flu vaccines epidemiologic efficiency in groups of Sverdlovsk region population of different age, professions and social statuses. The epidemiologic efficiency rate varies from 54.05 ± 8.77 to 92.79 ± 1.53% depending on vaccinated population percentage. The effect of total vaccination of population on flu and ARVI epidemics are presented in the article. A rate of vaccinated population varies from 35 to 42 percentage. Sickness rate reduced not only among vaccinated but also among non-vaccinated population. An epidemic period has been reduced from 10 to 4 weeks, consequently a number of diseased during epidemic period diminished from 9.8 ± 1.9 to 7.53 ± 3.73%.

Keywords

• грипп
• заболеваемость
• эпидемический процесс
• вакцинопрофилактика
• flu
• sickness rate
• epidemic
• vaccination