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Pandemic measures to mitigate the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in Germany led to cancellations of routine vaccination appointments for both adults and children. Survey data indicate that, with easing...
Stellungnahme der Ständigen Impfkommission: Durchführung von empfohlenen Schutzimpfungen während der COVID-19-Pandemie.
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Background: Rotavirus is a highly contagious virus causing gastroenteritis, mostly in children under the age of 5. Since 2006, two vaccines are available in Germany. In 2013, these were included into...
Home-based record (HBR) for Germany circa 2010 yellow fever
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Despite the availability of vaccines and the existence of public vaccination recommendations, outbreaks of vaccine-preventable childhood diseases still cause public health debate. The...
The public health benefits of vaccination are clear. The World Health Organization estimates that, in 2008, more than 2.5 million deaths were prevented by vaccination.1 Immunization programmes have...
Europe was certified to be polio-free in 2002 by the WHO. However, wild polioviruses remain endemic in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nigeria, occasionally causing polio outbreaks, as in...
The objective of the study was to assess the vaccine effectiveness (VE) of PCV13 for invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) regarding the extra six serotypes with a 3 + 1 schedule in Germany.
As we herald progress towards the Millennium Development Goals and strive to meet them, we have an approaching public health target that is sometimes forgotten. The global community has resolved to...
The burden of invasive pneumococcal disease in young children decreased dramatically following introduction of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7). The epidemiology of S. pneumoniae...
The researchers aimed to quantify progress towards measles elimination in Germany from 2007 to 2011 and to estimate any potential underreporting over this period. They conclude that Germany is still...
The signal of an association between vaccination in the second year of life with a hexavalent vaccine and sudden unexpected deaths (SUD) in the two days following vaccination was reported in Germany...
Immunisation registers are regarded as an appropriate solution to measure vaccination coverage on a population level. In Germany, a decentralised healthcare system and data protection regulations...
Sudden unexpected deaths and vaccinations during the first two years of life in italy: A case series
The signal of an association between vaccination in the second year of life with a hexavalent vaccine and sudden unexpected deaths (SUD) in the two days following vaccination was reported in Germany...
BACKGROUND: Immunization programs are among the most effective public health strategies worldwide. Adequate vaccine storage is a prerequisite to assure the vaccines\' effectiveness and safety. In a...
BACKGROUND: The introduction of new vaccines for young children requires instruments for a rapid and timely assessment of the progressively increasing vaccination coverage. We assessed whether...
In Germany- the national routine childhood immunization schedule comprises 12 vaccinations. Primary immunizations should be completed by 24 mo of age. However- nationwide monitoring of vaccination...
Communication and co-operation processes in the healthcare and welfare domain require a security infrastructure based on services describing status and relation of communicating principals as well as...
A revised concept of health data documentation in schools was tried out in a pilot project in two districts of the city of Hamburg over a period of 2 years. Standardised findings comparable with the...
Immunisation registers are regarded as an appropriate solution to measure vaccination coverage on a population level. In Germany- a decentralised healthcare system and data protection regulations...
BACKGROUND: In recent surveillance data there are still many cases of measles and even local epidemics in Germany. We studied whether delayed measles vaccination contributes to this situation....
UNLABELLED: In Germany- a low coverage with hepatitis B and measles vaccines and a considerable delay in administration of all recommended vaccines were previously apparent. Whether there have been...
In Sachsen-Anhalt sind Impfungen bei Kindern bis zum vollendeten 7. Lebensjahr an das Gesundheitsamt namentlich zu melden. Ziel der Meldepflicht ist die Verbesserung und Stabilisierung der...
Sachsen-Anhalt ist das einzige Bundes- land mit einer gesetzlich fixierten na- mentlichen Impfmeldepflicht. Die Impf- meldepflicht ist eine wesentliche Vor- aussetzung für den Aufbau eines elek-...
Impfprogramme zielen darauf ab, die In zidenz impfpräventabler Infektionskrank heiten zu senken, mit ihnen verbundene Komplikationen zu reduzieren und To desfälle zu vermeiden. Impfungen sind...