Short term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on incidence of vaccine preventable diseases and participation in routine infant vaccinations in the Netherlands in the period March-September 2020.
Vaccine
; 39(7): 1039-1043, 2021 02 12.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1009912
ABSTRACT
We aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) and participation in the routine infant vaccination programme in the Netherlands. The incidence of various VPDs initially decreased by 75-97% after the implementation of the Dutch COVID-19 response measures. The participation in the first measles-mumps-rubella vaccination among children scheduled for vaccination in March-September 2020 initially dropped by 6-14% compared with the previous year. After catch-up vaccination, a difference in MMR1 participation of -1% to -2% still remained. Thus, the pandemic has reduced the incidence of several VPDs and has had a limited impact on the routine infant vaccination programme.
Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Vaccination
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Pandemics
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Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Child
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Humans
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Infant
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Vaccine
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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