The immune status of migrant populations in Europe and implications for vaccine-preventable disease control: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ensuring vaccination coverage reaches established herd immunity thresholds (HITs) is the cornerstone of any vaccination programme. Diverse migrant populations in European countries have been associated with cases of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) and outbreaks, yet it is not clear to what extent they are an under-immunized group.

Methods

We did a systematic review and meta-analysis to synthesize peer-reviewed published primary research reporting data on the immune status of migrants in EU/EEA countries, the UK and Switzerland, calculating their pooled immunity coverage for measles, mumps, rubella and diphtheria using random-effects models. We searched on Web of Science, Embase, Global Health and MEDLINE (1 January 2000 to 10 June 2022), with no language restr

SUBMITTER: Cherri Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11790012 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature