COVID-19 related immunization disruptions in Rajasthan, India: A retrospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Governments around the world suspended immunization outreach to control COVID-19 spread. Many have since resumed services with an emphasis on catch-up vaccinations. This paper evaluated immunization disruptions during India's March-May 2020 lockdown and the extent to which subsequent catch-up efforts reversed them in Rajasthan, India.

Methods

In this retrospective observational study, we conducted phone surveys to collect immunization details for 2,144 children that turned one year old between January and October 2020. We used logistic regressions to compare differences in immunization timeliness and completed first-year immunization status among children that were due immunizations just before (unexposed), during (heavily exposed), and after (post-exposure) the

SUBMITTER: Jain R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8196298 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature