Abstract:BackgroundFor the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, the WHO-recommended coverage for herd protection is 95% for measles and 80% for rubella and mumps. However, a national vaccine coverage does not reflect social clustering of unvaccinated children, e.g. in schools of Orthodox Protestant or Anthroposophic identity in The Netherlands. To fully characterise this clustering, we estimated one-dose MMR vaccination coverages at all schools in the Netherlands.MethodsBy combining postcode catchment areas of schools … Show more
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