Vaccination coverage in children in the period before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: a time series analysis and literature review
J. pediatr. (Rio J.)
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99(supl.1): S12-S21, Mar.-Apr. 2023. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
Abstract Objective: To evaluate the behavior of VCR and VCH, per municipality and per vaccines offered at the NVC, to identify priority areas for intervention. Methods: Descriptive study of a time series, using secondary data and accompanied by a narrative review of the literature evaluating VCR and VCH. Vaccines offered to children under one year and to those aged one year in the pre-pandemic period of COVID-19 (2015 to 2019) were selected and compared to those offered during the pandemic period (2020 and 2021 ). Results and discussions: The decrease in VCR and VCH is a process that precedes the COVID-19 pandemic but was intensified during this period. In 2021, the VCR was around 70% for most vaccines. This phenomenon encompasses the entire country; however, it is more intense in the states/municipalities located in the north and northeast regions, suggesting greater difficulty in accessing health services. Conclusion: Low and heterogeneous VCR requires the adoption of practices that were previously implemented, establishing partnerships with governmental and non-governmental institutions, with adequate communication, active search for non-compliance and non-adherence to the regular vaccination program, adopting intra- and extramural vaccination strategies, to reverse the current situation and reduce the risk of recurrence of diseases that have been already controlled and eliminated.
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América do Sul
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Brasil
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Inglês
Revista:
J. pediatr. (Rio J.)
Assunto da revista:
Pediatria
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)/BR
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Universidade de Brasília (UnB)/BR
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Universidade de São Paulo (USP)/BR
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