Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine pediatric vaccination in Brazil

Victor Santana Santos; Sarah Cristina Fontes Vieira; Ikaro Daniel de Carvalho Barreto; Vanessa Tavares de Gois-Santos; Ariel Oliveira Celestino; Carla Domingues; Luis Cuevas; Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel

doi:10.1080/14760584.2021.1990045

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine pediatric vaccination in Brazil

Victor Santana Santos
, Sarah Cristina Fontes Vieira
, Ikaro Daniel de Carvalho Barreto
, Vanessa Tavares de Gois-Santos
, Ariel Oliveira Celestino
, Carla Domingues
, Luis Cuevas
, Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel

Clinical Sciences

Universidade Federal de Alagoas
Universidade Federal de Sergipe
Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
Epidemiologist

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Abstract

BACKGROUND

COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted health services, including vaccination demand. We describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine pediatric vaccination in Brazil.

METHODS

We conducted a retrospective analysis of all vaccine doses provided to children aged 0-6 years from January 2019 to December 2020. We obtained data stratified by age group (0 to 2 years and >2 to 6 years) and Brazilian region. Difference-in-difference (DiD) analyses were performed to compare vaccine uptake in the pre-pandemic (January-February), stay-at-home (March-June), and reopening (July-December) periods.

RESULTS

The number of vaccine doses administered declined in the stay-at-home period. For children aged 0 to 2 years, the highest reductions were recorded in the North (-25.3%), Northeast (-16.8%) and Central-West (-10.2%) regions. For children aged >2 to 6 years, the highest decline was observed in the North (DiD = -27.2%) and South (DiD = -14.0%) regions. The number of vaccine doses administered in the reopening period has slightly increased in all regions.

CONCLUSIONS

Vaccination decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the number of doses recovered in part during the reopening phase, additional strategies, such as increased public awareness and vaccination booster campaigns are required.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1661-1666
Number of pages	6
Journal	Expert Review of Vaccines
Volume	20
Issue number	12
Early online date	21 Oct 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14760584.2021.1990045
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2021

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Brazil
covid-19
immunization services
vaccination programs
Vaccine-preventable diseases

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