Publication Title

Journal of American College Health

Document Type

Article

Department or Program

Mathematics

Publication Date

8-2-2012

Keywords

math model, mixing event, pH1N1, residential colleges, vaccine

Abstract

Objective: The authors examine the dynamics and the impact of all-campus events on pH1N1 spread at Bates College in fall 2009, with comparisons to 3 other campuses. Participants: Students (N = 285) presented or called in to the Bates Health Center with symptoms consistent with influenza-like illness. Methods: Health Center staff at Bates collected data on the outbreak; data from other colleges are from Web sites and journal articles. Data were analyzed using a mathematical model for influenza. Results: Bates held 2 vaccine clinics mid-outbreak. The data are consistent with the hypothesis that the vaccine clinics may have altered routine student interactions, facilitating transmission of pH1N1 among students who otherwise might not have encountered each other. Conclusion: The vaccine clinics, held when vaccine became available, were too late to halt transmission. The disruptions to campus rhythms due to the vaccine clinics may instead have contributed to pH1N1 spread.

Comments

Original version is available from the publisher at: https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2012.696294

Copyright Note

Copyright © 2012 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC

Required Publisher's Statement

This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in the Journal of American College Health in 2012, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2012.696294

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