Table 3

The potential measles outbreak size (000s) by age group, under four scenarios of under-estimation of vaccine coverage.

Age group
Assumed level of under-estimation in vaccine coverage*

20%
30%
40%
50%

0–4 years
22.7
13.0
5.9
1.3
5–10 years
49.9
26.8
11.3
2.2
11–17 years
39.3
22.3
9.5
1.8
18–24 years
3.3
2.0
0.9
0.2
25 years+
9.9
5.8
2.7
0.6
Overall
125.2
70.1
30.6
6.3
In London
105.8
61.8
29.6
6.3

* The proportion of children recorded as unvaccinated who had received one dose and the proportion of children recorded as having received a single dose who had received two doses was assumed to be 20%, 30%, 40% or 50%.

Choi et al. BMC Public Health 2008 8:338   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-338