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Vaccine Coverage Across the Life Course in Michigan During the COVID-19 Pandemic: January‒September 2020
- Source :
- American journal of public health. 111(11)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Objectives. To assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on immunization services across the life course. Methods. In this retrospective study, we used Michigan immunization registry data from 2018 through September 2020 to assess the number of vaccine doses administered, number of sites providing immunization services to the Vaccines for Children population, provider location types that administer adult vaccines, and vaccination coverage for children. Results. Of 12 004 384 individual vaccine doses assessed, 48.6%, 15.6%, and 35.8% were administered to children (aged 0–8 years), adolescents (aged 9–18 years), and adults (aged 19‒105 years), respectively. Doses administered overall decreased beginning in February 2020, with peak declines observed in April 2020 (63.3%). Overall decreases in adult doses were observed in all settings except obstetrics and gynecology provider offices and pharmacies. Local health departments reported a 66.4% decrease in doses reported. For children, the total number of sites administering pediatric vaccines decreased while childhood vaccination coverage decreased 4.4% overall and 5.8% in Medicaid-enrolled children. Conclusions. The critical challenge is to return to prepandemic levels of vaccine doses administered as well as to catch up individuals for vaccinations missed. (Am J Public Health. 2021;111(11):2027–2035. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306474 )
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
Michigan
Vaccination Coverage
Adolescent
Population
Immunization registry
Communicable Diseases
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Pandemic
Medicine
Humans
Registries
education
Child
Aged
Retrospective Studies
Aged, 80 and over
education.field_of_study
business.industry
Immunization Programs
Public health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infant, Newborn
COVID-19
Infant
Retrospective cohort study
Middle Aged
United States
Vaccination
Immunization
Female
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15410048
- Volume :
- 111
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- American journal of public health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c8738e8c70157d55c8842f671b5ac5c9