The second model included exposure variables for current-season vaccination and 5-year vaccination history, and an interaction term for current-season vaccination and 5-year vaccination history.
We assessed for interaction by age (6-11 months versus >11 months of age) and the prevalent strains by including an interaction term for age and vaccination and for strain type and vaccination in the model.
The first model included exposure variables for current-season vaccination and previous-season vaccination, and an interaction term for current- and previous-season vaccination [ 6].
Fungi that induce a long-term immunity are considered better candidates for vaccination [ 55], and a few vaccines have already been put forward for clinical trials, such as the killed spherule vaccine against coccidioidomycosis [ 53].
The GEE regression model assumed that ASC response is a function of vaccine type, linear and quadratic terms for days after vaccination, year, and interactions of vaccine type with linear and quadratic terms for days after vaccination.
Due to incomplete cross-protection between different parasite isolates, a mixture of three isolates, termed the Muguga cocktail, is used for vaccination.
Adjustment for the time was attempted by including a spline term for the time interval since vaccination, but only the average time-dependent change could be modeled, and the result for each child therefore remained somewhat imprecise.
It was noticed that facilities with a mandate for vaccination (n=12) scored high in terms of availability of vaccination supplies, for example, all surveyed RHCs had 100% of vaccination supplies.
In addition, Medline, Embase and Embase Alert data bases were searched for vaccination coverage studies in Germany using the free text search terms [ pertussis or whooping cough) AND Germany AND (vaccination coverage or vaccination rate)].
For some causes of meningitis, protection can be provided in the long term through vaccination, or in the short term with antibiotics.
