Timeliness of MMR vaccination -: influence on vaccination coverage
Timeliness of MMR vaccination -: influence on vaccination coverage
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MMR 疫苗接种的及时性 -:对疫苗接种覆盖率的影响
DOI:
10.1016/j.vaccine.2004.04.018
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发表时间:
2004-10-22
期刊:
影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
Giesecke, J
中科院分区:
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作者:
Dannetun, E;Tegnell, A;Giesecke, J
Over the last seven years, and especially in 2001, a declining coverage for MMR vaccination in 2-year-olds has been noted in Sweden. By recording actual date of vaccination in a cohort of almost 4000 children in a county in central Sweden, we found that parents' decision to postpone vaccination by up to 1.5 years beyond the stipulated age of 18 months accounted for about half the reported drop in 2001. Even if coverage thus improves with time, postponed vaccination adds to the pool of unprotected children in the population. The design of the current national surveillance system overestimates coverage at 2 years and fails to record delayed vaccination. To avoid future outbreaks that can appear around imported cases of measles it is crucial to attain high coverage levels by timely vaccination. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.