The COVID-19 pandemic increased the demand for pneumococcal vaccination in Japan

Although routine vaccinations in children decreased during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, pneumococcal vaccine coverage in older adults has remained unknown. This study was performed to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pneumococcal vaccination in Japan. The numbe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Komori, Akira, Mori, Hirotake, Naito, Toshio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2021
Materias:
Letters
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8828066/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34357842
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2021.1958612
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Sumario:Although routine vaccinations in children decreased during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, pneumococcal vaccine coverage in older adults has remained unknown. This study was performed to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pneumococcal vaccination in Japan. The numbers of 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines (PPV23) shipped was obtained from an office memorandum released by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. The results showed that the COVID-19 pandemic increased the need for pneumococcal vaccination, causing shipping restrictions of pneumococcal vaccines. Regular vaccination is still important because there may be a shortage of vaccines during a pandemic.

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