Effect of COVID-19 restrictions and border closures on vaccine preventable diseases in Victoria, Australia, 2020-2021.
Commun Dis Intell (2018)
; 462022 May 19.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1856695
ABSTRACT
Background:
In 2020, Victoria introduced multiple interventions aimed at containing the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We examine the effect of these restrictions on other vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs).Methods:
We analysed the mandatory reporting data, notified to the Victorian Department of Health, for VPDs from January 2015 to December 2021.Results:
Reductions in notifications were seen for most notifiable VPDs. A precipitous decline in influenza and measles notifications was recorded in April 2020, which was sustained for both diseases throughout 2020-2021. Notifications for chickenpox, invasive meningococcal disease, invasive pneumococcal disease, and pertussis were reduced by greater than 50% from the 2015-2019 average. No notified cases of diphtheria, poliomyelitis, or rubella were reported in 2020-2021.Conclusion:
Restrictions placed to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with significant reductions in other VPDs, which were sustained into 2021. Nevertheless, it is important that high levels of population vaccine coverage continue, to prevent a rebound increase in VPDs as restrictions are eased, and to maximise protection against VPDs for all Australians.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
/
COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Oceania
Language:
English
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Cdi.2022.46.29
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