The impact of COVID-19 on routine pediatric vaccination delivery in Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Childhood vaccination rates have decreased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Brazilian immunization program, Programa Nacional de Imunização (PNI), is a model effort, achieving immunization rates comparable to high-income countries. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in pediatric vaccinations administered by the PNI, as a proxy of adherence to vaccinations during 2020.

Methods

Data on the number of vaccines administered to children under 10 years of age nationally and in each of Brazil's five regions were extracted from Brazil's federal health delivery database. Population adjusted monthly vaccination rates from 2015 through 2019 were determined, and autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) models were used to

SUBMITTER: Moura C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8885307 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature