Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 2 Years - U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands, April-October, 2016

The US Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI) face chal...lenges because of their remoteness and limited resources. Low vaccination coverage has contributed to outbreaks in the USAPI; travel between the USAPI and the US mainland has contrib...uted to outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD) on th...

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Published in:MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2018, Vol.67 (20), p.579-584
Main Authors: Tippins, Ashley, Murthy, Neil, Meghani, Mehreen, Solsman, Amy, Apaisam, Carter, Basilius, Merlyn, Eckert, Maribeth, Judicpa, Peter, Masunu, Yolanda, Pistotnik, Kelsey, Pedro, Daisy, Sasamoto, Jeremy, Underwood, J Michael
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Children
Children & youth
Combined vaccines
Hepatitis
Immunization
Importation
Islands
Jurisdiction
Kindergarten students
Measles
Medical records
Mortality
Mumps
Outbreaks
Public health
Rubella
Vaccination
Vaccines
Viruses
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Summary:The US Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI) face chal...lenges because of their remoteness and limited resources. Low vaccination coverage has contributed to outbreaks in the USAPI; travel between the USAPI and the US mainland has contrib...uted to outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD) on the mainland. CDC piloted a method of estimating coverage by medical record abstraction in five USAPI jurisdictions. Coverage with the combined six-vaccine series by age 2 years ranged from 19.5% to 69.1%. Record abstraction can help health authorities conduct surveillance, design and implement interventions, avoid VPD outbreaks, and reduce importation of cases to the mainland.
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X