Measles Vaccination Coverage After a Postelimination Outbreak.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Sustaining measles elimination in the US requires high population-level vaccination coverage. Postelimination outbreaks expose persistent immunity gaps, especially in underimmunized communities. Understanding vaccination trends after such outbreaks is critical for public health responses and preparedness.

Objective

To evaluate changes in measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination coverage after a large postelimination measles outbreak in a major US pediatric primary care population.

Design, setting, and participants

This repeated, surveillance cross-sectional study was conducted at an extensive central Ohio pediatric primary care network that served approximately 150 000 children at the following 3 time points: outbreak onset (October 8, 2022), 12 months (Octo

SUBMITTER: Martoma RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12461437 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature