Immunization registry as a digital assessment tool during outbreaks.
Immunization registry as a digital assessment tool during outbreaks.
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免疫登记作为疫情期间的数字评估工具。
DOI:
10.1016/j.cmi.2020.09.009
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
14.2
通讯作者:
I. Grotto
中科院分区:
文献类型:
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作者:
C. Stein;A. Israeli;I. Grotto
Computerized immunization registries assemble individual vaccinations data in a national database, enabling vaccination coverage monitoring and planning to sustain and increase coverage [1]. Globally, as of 2018, 90% of children received one diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP) vaccine dose, and 86% received three DTP doses and one dose of measles-containing vaccine, with coverage rates differing between regions, nations and inside countries [2]. Even in locations with high coverage, unvaccinated pockets occur when eligible children are not immunized with recommended vaccines, putting them at risk for illness and limiting herd immunity [3]. Consequently, vaccination coverage rates against highly contagious pathogens such as the measles virus are inadequate to prevent disease spread and outbreaks [4]. Here we describe the practical utilization of Israel's national immunization registry as a digital public health tool during outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases.The population of Israel is 9.1 million; children (age 0–17 years) comprise a third of the population. The annual birth cohort was 184 370 in 2018. Health records in Israel identify individuals on the basis of unique identification numbers. By law, all births are notified; they are reported to the Ministry of Interior, and newborns receive identification numbers shortly after birth. Routine childhood vaccinations are offered without charge to all children, although vaccinations are not mandatory. Routine vaccinations are provided at community-based child-health clinics for young children (birth to 6 years) and by school health services for schoolchildren (6–15 years)[5]. The routine childhood vaccine schedule for children in Israel is presented in Table 1.