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. 2013 Apr 17;8(4):e60732. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060732

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Top row. Average yearly distribution of HZ cases among individuals aged 0–20 (red), 21–40 (blue), 41–60 (orange) and 61+ (green) as predicted by simulating a single vaccine dose administered to 1 year-old infants with 100% coverage in Finland (a) Italy (b) and the UK (c). Results are based on 1,000 model realizations. Bottom row. The absolute HZ incidence by age at various time points following the introduction of the vaccine for Finland (d) Italy (e) and the UK (f).