Characterizing timeliness of recommended vaccinations among privately-insured children in the United States, 2009-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends early childhood vaccinations, but knowledge is limited about the magnitude and timing of vaccine delay for each recommended dose on a population level. We sought to characterize longitudinal patient-level patterns of early childhood vaccination schedule adherence.

Methods

Using the Merative MarketScan Commercial Database (2009-2019), we identified commercially-insured infants who received at least one timely dose of a 2-month recommended vaccine. We categorized the number of recommended vaccines administered on the same date at 2, 4, 6, and 12-15 months of age (grace period: -7, +21 days). A Sankey diagram illustrated the number of vaccines received concomitantly during each age window and depicted

SUBMITTER: Butler AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12355244 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature