Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde (Oct 2024)

Vaccination coverage and delay in vaccination of infants born in 2017 and 2018 in municipalities in the Southern region of Brazil: National Vaccination Coverage Survey 2020

  • Karin Regina Luhm,
  • Antonio Fernando Boing,
  • Sotero Serrate Mengue,
  • Neiva de Souza Daniel,
  • Tainá Ribas Mélo,
  • Raquel Jaqueline Farion,
  • Ana Paula França,
  • José Cássio de Moraes,
  • Adriana Ilha da Silva,
  • Alberto Novaes Ramos Jr.,
  • Ana Paula França,
  • Andrea de Nazaré Marvão Oliveira,
  • Antonio Fernando Boing,
  • Carla Magda Allan Santos Domingues,
  • Consuelo Silva de Oliveira,
  • Ethel Leonor Noia Maciel,
  • Ione Aquemi Guibu,
  • Isabelle Ribeiro Barbosa Mirabal,
  • Jaqueline Caracas Barbosa,
  • Jaqueline Costa Lima,
  • José Cássio de Moraes,
  • Karin Regina Luhm,
  • Karlla Antonieta Amorim Caetano,
  • Luisa Helena de Oliveira Lima,
  • Maria Bernadete de Cerqueira Antunes,
  • Maria da Gloria Teixeira,
  • Maria Denise de Castro Teixeira,
  • Maria Fernanda de Sousa Oliveira Borges,
  • Rejane Christine de Sousa Queiroz,
  • Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel,
  • Rita Barradas Barata,
  • Roberta Nogueira Calandrini de Azevedo,
  • Sandra Maria do Valle Leone de Oliveira,
  • Sheila Araújo Teles,
  • Silvana Granado Nogueira da Gama,
  • Sotero Serrate Mengue,
  • Taynãna César Simões,
  • Valdir Nascimento,
  • Wildo Navegantes de Araújo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/s2237-96222024v33e20231206.especial2.en
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 33, no. spe2

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ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate vaccination coverage and delay in vaccine dose administration in infants in six municipalities in the Southern region of Brazil. Methodology National Vaccination Coverage Survey 2020, with infants born alive in 2017 and 2018, carried out from September 2020 to March 2022. Coverage of doses administered, doses administered on time and delay in dose administration were evaluated. Results For 4681 infants analyzed, coverage for vaccines recommended up to 24 months was 68.0% (95%CI 63.9;71.8%) for doses administered and 3.9% (95%CI 2.7%;5.7%) for doses administered on time. Delay time for the majority of late vaccinations was ≤ 3 months. For some boosters, 25% of vaccine administration was delayed by ≥ 6 months. Conclusion In addition to tracking vaccine defaulters, strategies are needed to encourage compliance with the vaccination schedule at the recommended ages.

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