The Reduction of Measles Transmission During School Vacations

Conclusions: School vacations are associated with greatly reduced overall measles transmission. However, transmission is not eliminated, and increased long-distance travel may even promote spread to other areas. Therefore, we estimate that school closure is unlikely to prevent measles epidemics unless there are still few cases and the community is well vaccinated.
Source: Epidemiology - Category: Epidemiology Tags: Infectious diseases Source Type: research