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Protect children from vaccine-preventable diseases before the borders reopen
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Protect children from vaccine-preventable diseases before the borders reopen
Wednesday 7 July 2021, 12:30 AM
Vaccine coverage at 24 months by ethnicity
With borders closed and pandemic control measures implemented, vaccine-preventable and respiratory disease incidence has declined significantly in New Zealand, but routine immunisations have faltered. What will happen when borders fully open again?
Key Points, COVID-19 restrictions have reduced the incidence of a range of respiratory diseases.
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References
- ESR. 2020 Annual Influenza Summary. https://surv.esr.cri.nz/virology/influenza_annual_report.php
- Trenholme A, Webb R, Lawrence S, et al. COVID-19 and infant hospitalizations for seasonal respiratory virus infections, New Zealand, 2020. Emerg Infect Dis 2021;27(2):641.
- Brueggemann AB, Jansen van Rensburg MJ, Shaw D, et al. Changes in the incidence of invasive disease due to Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Neisseria meningitidis during the COVID-19 pandemic in 26 countries and territories in the Invasive Respiratory Infection Surveillance Initiative: a prospective analysis of surveillance data. Lancet Digit Health 2021;3(6):e360–70.
- Chiappini E, Parigi S, Galli L, et al. Impact that the COVID-19 pandemic on routine childhood vaccinations and challenges ahead: A narrative review. Acta Paediatr 2021; 24 May online.
- Lassi ZS, Naseem R, Salam RA, et al. The impact of the covid-19 pandemic on immunization campaigns and programs: A systematic review. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021;18(3):988.
- Nuzhath T, Ajayi KV, Fan Q, et al. Childhood immunization during the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas. Vaccine 2021;39(25):3333–37.
- Bello IM, Lebo E, Shibeshi ME, et al. Implementation of integrated supportive supervision in the context of coronavirus 19 pandemic: its effects on routine immunization and vaccine preventable surveillance diseases indicators in the East and Southern African countries. Pan Afr Med J 2021;38:164.
- WHO. Immunization dashboard. https://immunizationdata.who.int/
- Polio Global Eradication Initiative. Polio Now. https://polioeradication.org/polio-today/polio-now/
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Cohen R, Ashman M, Taha MK, et al. Pediatric Infectious Disease Group (GPIP) position paper on the immune debt of the COVID-19 pandemic in childhood, how can we fill the immunity gap? Infect Dis Now 2021; 12 May online.
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