Immunization During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Recommendations From Indian Academy of Pediatrics Advisory Committee on Vaccines and Immunization Practices

During the severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, immunization practices of all age groups, especially routine childhood vaccines, have been interrupted. Immunization is considered an essential health activity, which needs to be resumed as early as possible. This pand...

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Published in:Indian pediatrics 2020-12, Vol.57 (12), p.1147-1152
Main Authors: Kasi, Srinivas G., Dhir, Shashi Kant, Verma, Sanjay, Pemde, Harish Kumar, Balasubramanian, S., Agarwalla, Sunil, Shah, Abhay K., Shivananda, S., Marathe, Sanjay, Chatarjee, Kripasindhu, Srirampur, Sanjay, Kalyani, Srinivas, Parekh, Bakul J., Basavaraja, G. V., Gupta, Piyush
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child
COVID-19
Humans
Immunization - methods
Immunization - standards
Immunization Schedule
India
Maternal and Child Health
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Pandemics
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Recommendations
SARS-CoV-2
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Summary:During the severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, immunization practices of all age groups, especially routine childhood vaccines, have been interrupted. Immunization is considered an essential health activity, which needs to be resumed as early as possible. This pandemic has created several unique issues related to routine immunization of individual children at clinics, which needs to be addressed. In this communication, the Advisory Committee on Vaccines and Immunization Practices (ACVIP) of Indian Academy of Pediatrics addresses the common questions and issues related to SARS-CoV-2 and routine immunization services. This also includes the recommendations for routine immunization of SARS-CoV-2 suspect and positive children, and for the logistics to be followed for immunization services.
ISSN:0019-6061
0974-7559
0974-7559
DOI:10.1007/s13312-020-2071-8