SARS-CoV-2 infection risk during delivery of childhood vaccination campaigns: a modelling study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the delivery of immunisation services globally. Many countries have postponed vaccination campaigns out of concern about infection risks to the staff delivering vaccination, the children being vaccinated, and their families. The World Health Organization recommends considering both the benefit of preventive campaigns and the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission when making decisions about campaigns during COVID-19 outbreaks, but there has been little quantification of the risks.

Methods

We modelled excess SARS-CoV-2 infection risk to vaccinators, vaccinees, and their caregivers resulting from vaccination campaigns delivered during a COVID-19 epidemic. Our model used population age structure and contact patterns from three exemplar co

SUBMITTER: Procter SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8359640 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature