Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on timeliness and equity of measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations in North East London: a longitudinal study using electronic health records.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To quantify the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the timeliness of, and geographical and sociodemographic inequalities in, receipt of first measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination.

Design

Longitudinal study using primary care electronic health records.

Setting

285 general practices in North East London.

Participants

Children born between 23 August 2017 and 22 September 2018 (pre-pandemic cohort) or between 23 March 2019 and 1 May 2020 (pandemic cohort).

Main outcome measure

Receipt of timely MMR vaccination between 12 and 18 months of age.

Methods

We used logistic regression to estimate the ORs (95% CIs) of receipt of a timely vaccination adjusting for sex, deprivation, ethnic background and Clinical Commissioning Group. We plott

SUBMITTER: Firman N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9723415 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature