Pandemics, epidemics and inequities in routine childhood vaccination coverage: a rapid review

Pandemics, epidemics and inequities in routine childhood vaccination coverage: a rapid review

Inequity in routine childhood vaccination coverage is well researched. Pandemics disrupt infrastructure and divert health resources from preventive care, including vaccination programmes, leading to increased vaccine preventable morbidity and mortality. COVID-19 control measures have resulted in cov...

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Main Authors: Samantha Johnson, Nick Spencer, Rita Nathawad, Emmanuele Arpin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-04-01
Series:BMJ Paediatrics Open
Online Access:https://bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/4/1/e000842.full
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spelling doaj-6f07ad746c6f400da9a4a3e5bddc69602021-05-24T11:01:00ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Paediatrics Open2399-97722020-04-014110.1136/bmjpo-2020-000842Pandemics, epidemics and inequities in routine childhood vaccination coverage: a rapid reviewSamantha Johnson0Nick Spencer1Rita Nathawad2Emmanuele Arpin3Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UKDivision of Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Warwick, Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UK4 Pediatrics, University of Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, USA Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaInequity in routine childhood vaccination coverage is well researched. Pandemics disrupt infrastructure and divert health resources from preventive care, including vaccination programmes, leading to increased vaccine preventable morbidity and mortality. COVID-19 control measures have resulted in coverage reductions. We conducted a rapid review of the impact of pandemics on existing inequities in routine vaccination coverage. PICO search framework: Population: children 0–18 years; Intervention/exposure: pandemic/epidemic; Comparison: inequality; Outcome: routine vaccination coverage. The review demonstrates a gap in the literature as none of the 29 papers selected for full-paper review from 1973 abstracts identified from searches met the inclusion criteria.https://bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/4/1/e000842.full
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Rita Nathawad
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Pandemics, epidemics and inequities in routine childhood vaccination coverage: a rapid review
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Nick Spencer
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title Pandemics, epidemics and inequities in routine childhood vaccination coverage: a rapid review
title_short Pandemics, epidemics and inequities in routine childhood vaccination coverage: a rapid review
title_full Pandemics, epidemics and inequities in routine childhood vaccination coverage: a rapid review
title_fullStr Pandemics, epidemics and inequities in routine childhood vaccination coverage: a rapid review
title_full_unstemmed Pandemics, epidemics and inequities in routine childhood vaccination coverage: a rapid review
title_sort pandemics, epidemics and inequities in routine childhood vaccination coverage: a rapid review
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publishDate 2020-04-01
description Inequity in routine childhood vaccination coverage is well researched. Pandemics disrupt infrastructure and divert health resources from preventive care, including vaccination programmes, leading to increased vaccine preventable morbidity and mortality. COVID-19 control measures have resulted in coverage reductions. We conducted a rapid review of the impact of pandemics on existing inequities in routine vaccination coverage. PICO search framework: Population: children 0–18 years; Intervention/exposure: pandemic/epidemic; Comparison: inequality; Outcome: routine vaccination coverage. The review demonstrates a gap in the literature as none of the 29 papers selected for full-paper review from 1973 abstracts identified from searches met the inclusion criteria.
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