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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on routine immunization
The current COVID-19 global pandemic continues to impact healthcare services beyond those directly related to the management of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and disease. We reviewed the published literature to assess the pandemic impact on existing global immunization activities and how the impact may be...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8648038/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34854789 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2021.2009128 |
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author | Ota, Martin O. C. Badur, Selim Romano-Mazzotti, Luis Friedland, Leonard R. |
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description | The current COVID-19 global pandemic continues to impact healthcare services beyond those directly related to the management of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and disease. We reviewed the published literature to assess the pandemic impact on existing global immunization activities and how the impact may be addressed. Widespread global disruption in routine childhood immunization has impacted a majority of regions and countries, especially in the initial pandemic phases. While data indicate subsequent recovery in immunization rates, a substantial number of vulnerable people remain unvaccinated. The downstream impact may be even greater in resource-limited settings and economically poorer populations, and consequently there are growing concerns around the resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases, particularly measles. Guidance on how to address immunization deficits are available and continue to evolve, emphasizing the importance of maintaining and restoring routine immunization and necessary mass vaccination campaigns during and after pandemics. In this, collaboration between a broad range of stakeholders (governments, industry, healthcare decision-makers and frontline healthcare professionals) and clear communication and engagement with the public can help achieve these goals. KEY MESSAGES: The COVID-19 pandemic has a substantial impact on essential immunization activities. Disruption to mass vaccination campaigns increase risk of VPD resurgence. Catch-up campaigns are necessary to limit existing shortfalls in vaccine uptake. Guidance to mitigate these effects continues to evolve. |
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spelling | pubmed-86480382021-12-07 Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on routine immunization Ota, Martin O. C. Badur, Selim Romano-Mazzotti, Luis Friedland, Leonard R. Ann Med Public Health The current COVID-19 global pandemic continues to impact healthcare services beyond those directly related to the management of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and disease. We reviewed the published literature to assess the pandemic impact on existing global immunization activities and how the impact may be addressed. Widespread global disruption in routine childhood immunization has impacted a majority of regions and countries, especially in the initial pandemic phases. While data indicate subsequent recovery in immunization rates, a substantial number of vulnerable people remain unvaccinated. The downstream impact may be even greater in resource-limited settings and economically poorer populations, and consequently there are growing concerns around the resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases, particularly measles. Guidance on how to address immunization deficits are available and continue to evolve, emphasizing the importance of maintaining and restoring routine immunization and necessary mass vaccination campaigns during and after pandemics. In this, collaboration between a broad range of stakeholders (governments, industry, healthcare decision-makers and frontline healthcare professionals) and clear communication and engagement with the public can help achieve these goals. KEY MESSAGES: The COVID-19 pandemic has a substantial impact on essential immunization activities. Disruption to mass vaccination campaigns increase risk of VPD resurgence. Catch-up campaigns are necessary to limit existing shortfalls in vaccine uptake. Guidance to mitigate these effects continues to evolve. Taylor & Francis 2021-12-02 /pmc/articles/PMC8648038/ /pubmed/34854789 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2021.2009128 Text en © 2021 GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals S.A. Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Public Health Ota, Martin O. C. Badur, Selim Romano-Mazzotti, Luis Friedland, Leonard R. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on routine immunization |
title | Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on routine immunization |
title_full | Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on routine immunization |
title_fullStr | Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on routine immunization |
title_full_unstemmed | Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on routine immunization |
title_short | Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on routine immunization |
title_sort | impact of covid-19 pandemic on routine immunization |
topic | Public Health |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8648038/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34854789 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2021.2009128 |
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