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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on vaccination against meningococcal C infection in Brazil.


ABSTRACT:

Objective

Analyzing the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on meningococcal C conjugate vaccination in Brazil.

Methods

Ecological study, based on interrupted time series, carried out with data collected through the Information System of the National Immunization Program (IS-NIP). Collected data refer to the number of meningococcal C conjugate vaccine doses administered from March 2019 to December 2020.

Results

In total, 14,832,054 meningococcal C conjugate vaccine doses were administered throughout the investigated period; 66.30% of them, from March 2019 to February 2020 and 33.70%, from March to December 2020. Statistically significant steps were observed, i.e., the COVID-19 pandemic had negative impact on the number of MenC vaccine doses administered in the North and South regions (26,98% and 41.47%, respectively) and in the eleven Brazilian States.

Conclusion

The current study has shown that the COVID-19 pandemic had negative impact on the number of MenC vaccine doses administered in the Northern and Southern Brazil, and in eleven Brazilian states. Among all challenges experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic, one finds reduced MenC vaccine coverage, which, consequently, may lead to increased meningococcal infection rates in Brazil.

SUBMITTER: da Silva TPR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8933283 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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<h4>Objective</h4>Analyzing the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on meningococcal C conjugate vaccination in Brazil.<h4>Methods</h4>Ecological study, based on interrupted time series, carried out with data collected through the Information System of the National Immunization Program (IS-NIP). Collected data refer to the number of meningococcal C conjugate vaccine doses administered from March 2019 to December 2020.<h4>Results</h4>In total, 14,832,054 meningococcal C conjugate vaccine doses were admin  ...[more]

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