Patterns in COVID-19 vaccination among children aged 5-11 years in Alberta, Canada: Lessons for future vaccination campaigns.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In Alberta, Canada, the COVID-19 vaccination program for children aged 5-11 years was launched on November 26, 2021. Our objectives were to determine the cumulative vaccine coverage, stratified by age, during the first thirteen months of vaccine availability, and investigate factors associated with vaccine uptake.

Study design

This retrospective cohort study used population-based administrative health data.

Methods

We determined cumulative vaccine coverage among 5-11 year olds, stratified by year of age, during the first thirteen months of vaccine availability and used a modified Poisson regression to evaluate factors associated with vaccine uptake.

Results

Of 377,103 eligible children, 44.8 % (n = 168,761) received one or more doses of COVID-19 vacc

SUBMITTER: MacDonald SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10838944 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature