Article
Pediatrics
Rocco Russo, Elena Bozzola, Paolo Palma, Giovanni Corsello, Alberto Villani
Summary: The study found that during the lockdown period in Italy, over one third of families skipped children vaccination appointments, mainly due to fear of the SARS-CoV-2 virus or postponement of vaccination services. This could pose a serious health threat to unvaccinated or under-vaccinated children. Measures such as spreading information on national and local preventive measures are important to combat vaccine hesitancy and maintain adequate coverage levels during the COVID-19 pandemic.
ITALIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Manuel Colome-Hidalgo, Juan Donado Campos, Angel Gil de Miguel
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in interruptions in vaccination services, leading to insufficient protection for millions of infants against immune-preventable diseases. In the Dominican Republic, vaccination coverage for all vaccines decreased during the pandemic in 2020, with a significant increase in the number of partially and unvaccinated infants. Additionally, there was a slight increase in the annual dropout rate in correlation with the number of monthly COVID-19 cases.
HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Imtiaz Hussain, Ahmad Khan, Dale A. Rhoda, Imran Ahmed, Muhammad Umer, Uzair Ansari, Muhammad Akram Shah, Soofia Yunus, Jennifer Brustrom, Robert Oelrichs, Sajid Bashir Soofi, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Summary: The survey reports the national and provincial/regional coverage and determinants of immunization coverage for children in Pakistan. Results show that the coverage of fully vaccinated children nationally is 76.5%. The main reasons for non-vaccination include lack of faith in immunization, rumors about vaccines, and distance to the facility. Immediate and long-term actions are needed to combat vaccine-preventable diseases, such as integrated immunization campaigns, outreach activities, and behavioral interventions to improve awareness and reduce misconceptions.
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Lykke Larsen, Mai Thanh Thuy Nguyen, Isik Somuncu Johansen
Summary: In Denmark, low influenza and pneumococcal vaccination uptake rates were found among people living with HIV. Previous influenza vaccination had the highest impact on vaccination uptake, while lack of immunization guidance decreased the likelihood of vaccination. Interventions are needed to improve vaccination coverage, including increasing awareness of guidelines and providing education to physicians.
HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS
(2021)
Article
Statistics & Probability
Tracy Qi Dong, Jon Wakefield
Summary: Despite progress in measles vaccination globally, measles burden remains high in many low- and middle-income countries. To control measles in such settings, conducting supplementary immunization activities (SIAs) through mass vaccination campaigns is important. Efficient estimation of subnational RI-specific coverage is crucial for achieving balanced implementation of RI and SIAs.
ANNALS OF APPLIED STATISTICS
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Madison M. Fullerton, Margaret Pateman, Hinna Hasan, Emily J. Doucette, Stephen Cantarutti, Amanda Koyama, Amanda M. Weightman, Theresa Tang, Annalee Coakley, Gillian R. Currie, Gabriel Fabreau, Cora Constantinescu, Deborah A. Marshall, Jia Hu
Summary: The study reveals that newcomer parents in Canada have positive attitudes towards routine childhood vaccinations, but they encounter barriers in accessing vaccination services, such as lack of reputable information, language barriers, and limited healthcare resources. Addressing these issues requires enhanced support from the health system to assist newcomer families.
Article
Immunology
Ingmar Fortmann, Marie-Theres Dammann, Alexander Humberg, Bastian Siller, Guido Stichtenoth, Geraldine Engels, Janina Marissen, Kirstin Faust, Kathrin Hanke, Sybelle Goedicke-Fritz, Christoph Derouet, Sascha Meyer, Regine Stutz, Elisabeth Kaiser, Egbert Herting, Wolfgang Goepel, Christoph Haertel, Michael Zemlin
Summary: This study found that a significant proportion of extremely low gestational age neonates are not timely immunized, especially those with risk factors such as SGA status and complications like needing inotropes and necrotizing enterocolitis. In long-term follow-up, children who were timely vaccinated had a lower risk of bronchitis, but spirometry measures were unaffected.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Nan-Chang Chiu, Kai-Hsun Lo, Chung-Chu Chen, Shih-Yu Huang, Shun-Long Weng, Chung-Jen Wang, Hsiao-Huai Kuo, Hsin Chi, Chi-Hone Lien, Yu-Lin Tai, Chien-Yu Lin
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted routine vaccinations in Taiwan, with a decrease in government-funded and self-paid vaccinations. However, there was a significant increase in PCV13 vaccination during the pandemic, possibly due to the shortage of COVID-19 vaccines and potential benefits of PCV13 against COVID-19. The infodemic's important role in influencing vaccination rates was highlighted.
HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Kate Causey, Nancy Fullman, Reed J. D. Sorensen, Natalie C. Galles, Peng Zheng, Aleksandr Aravkin, M. Carolina Danovaro-Holliday, Ramon Martinez-Piedra, Samir Sodha, Martha Patricia Velandia-Gonzalez, Marta Gacic-Dobo, Emma Castro, Jiawei He, Megan Schipp, Amanda Deen, Simon Hay, Stephen S. Lim, Jonathan F. Mosser
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on childhood routine immunisation globally in 2020, with millions of children missing doses of vaccines such as DTP3 and MCV1. While some regions show signs of recovery in vaccine coverage, efforts to strengthen immunisation data systems and reach children who missed routine vaccine doses during the pandemic will be crucial in accelerating progress towards higher and more equitable vaccination coverage in the coming years.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
T. J. Martin, M. Fahey, M. Easton, H. J. Clothier, R. Samuel, N. W. Crawford, J. P. Buttery
Summary: This study did not find evidence of an association between routine childhood vaccinations and the incidence of ADEM in children under 7 in Australia. The results suggest caution in interpretation due to the limited number of identified ADEM cases, and further research is warranted.
HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS
(2021)
Article
Virology
Babasaheb Tandale, Pravin S. Deshmukh, Rahul Narang, Mohiuddin S. Qazi, Goteti Padmaja, Pradeep R. Deshmukh, Abhishek Raut, Uday W. Narlawar, Punam Kumari Jha, Shekhar S. Rajderkar, Shilpa J. Tomar, Vijay P. Bondre, Gajanan N. Sapkal, Rekha G. Damle, Poornima Khude, Manoj Talapalliwar, Pragati Rathod, Kishore K. J. Kumar
Summary: This study aimed to estimate the coverage of Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccination in central India and provide explanations for the continued occurrence of JE disease despite routine vaccination. The study found high vaccination coverage in medium-endemic areas of central India and suggested that further studies on vaccine effectiveness and reasons for non-vaccination are needed.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mohamad-Hani Temsah, Abdullah N. Alhuzaimi, Fadi Aljamaan, Feras Bahkali, Ayman Al-Eyadhy, Abdulkarim Alrabiaah, Ali Alhaboob, Fahad A. Bashiri, Ahmad Alshaer, Omar Temsah, Rolan Bassrawi, Fatimah Alshahrani, Yazan Chaiah, Ali Alaraj, Rasha Assad Assiri, Amr Jamal, Mohammed A. Batais, Basema Saddik, Rabih Halwani, Fahad Alzamil, Ziad A. Memish, Mazin Barry, Sarah Al-Subaie, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Khalid Alhasan
Summary: The study found that many parents are hesitant towards the COVID-19 vaccine mainly due to lack of confidence in its effectiveness, safety, and necessity for their children. Parents who rely on official healthcare authority websites for information are more likely to accept childhood COVID-19 vaccination.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Amit Summan, Arindam Nandi, Sarang Deo, Ramanan Laxminarayan
Summary: The Mission Indradhanush (MI) program in India has been shown to effectively increase the full immunization rate and the proportion of children receiving vaccines at recommended ages. Research indicates that children in the MI intervention group had significantly higher rates of vaccination for oral polio vaccine (OPV), bacillus Calmette-Guerin, hepatitis B, among others, compared to the control group. Further studies are needed to assess the cost-effectiveness of investing in MI-type programs compared to routine immunization.
ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
(2021)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Debra Jackson, Elizabeth Katwan, Claudia Boehm, Theresa Diaz
Summary: By conducting a scoping review, the study aimed to describe the use of routine health information system (RHIS) data for monitoring changes in essential health services (EHS) coverage for maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed that while RHIS can be used to monitor disruptions in MNCH services, there is a need to strengthen RHIS data for future public health emergencies.
JOURNAL OF GLOBAL HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Mary Agocs, Amina Ismail, Kenneth Kamande, Collins Tabu, Christine Momanyi, Graham Sale, Dale A. Rhoda, Sylvia Khamati, Kelvin Mutonga, Bernard Mitto, Karen Hennessey
Summary: Global childhood vaccination coverage has stagnated over the past decade, requiring a variety of approaches to raise coverage. The American Red Cross has developed a 5-Point Plan to locate under-vaccinated children in Western Kenya, identifying reasons for missed vaccinations through interviews and focus groups. This collaborative effort between civil society organizations and the Ministry of Health provides valuable information for immunization managers to address vaccination barriers.