Association between pertussis vaccination coverage and other sociodemographic factors and pertussis incidence using surveillance data.

ABSTRACT: Routine vaccination with pertussis vaccines has been successful in driving down pertussis mortality and morbidity globally. Despite high vaccination coverage, countries such as Australia, USA, and UK have experienced increase in pertussis activity over the last few decades. This may be due to local pockets of low vaccination coverage that result in persistence of pertussis in the population and occasionally lead to large outbreaks. The objective of this study was to characterize the association between pertussis vaccination coverage and sociodemographic factors and pertussis incidence at the school district level in King County, Washington, USA. We used monthly pertussis incidence data for all ages reported to the Public Health Seattle and King County between January 1, 2010 and December 3

SUBMITTER: Rane MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10584035 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature