Vaccines and routine immunization strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 related disease (COVID-19) is now responsible for one of the most challenging and concerning pandemics. By August 2020, there were almost 20 million confirmed cases worldwide and well over half-million deaths. Since there is still no effective treatment or vaccine, non-pharmaceutical interventions have been implemented in an attempt to contain the spread of the virus. During times of quarantine, immunization practices in all age groups, especially routine childhood vaccines, have also been interrupted, delayed, re-organized, or completely suspended. Numerous high-income as well as low- and middle-income countries are now experiencing a rapid decline in childhood immunization coverage rates. We will, inevitably, see serious consequences related to suboptimal control of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) in children concurrent with or following the pandemic. Routine pediatric immunizations of individual children at clinics, mass vaccination campaigns, and surveillance for VPDs must continue as much as possible during pandemic.

Potential impact of COVID-19 pandemic on vaccination coverage in children: A case study of measles-containing vaccine administration in the United States (US)
- Author: Craig S. Roberts, Cristina Carias, James H. Conway, Lyn Finelli, Manjiri Pawaskar, Mawuli Nyaku, Ya-Ting Chen
- Published: 2021
- Tags: COVID-19

How COVID-19 Has Impacted U.S. Adolescent and Adult Vaccine Utilization
- Author: Alex Trost, Joanna Young, Loren Becker, Shruthi Donthi
- Published: 2021
- Tags: COVID-19
Routine childhood immunisation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: a benefit–risk analysis of health benefits versus excess risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection
- Author: Andrew Clark, Dan Hogan, Emily Dansereau, Kaja Abbas, Kevin van Zandvoort, Mark Jit, Sebastian Funk, Simon R Procter, Stefan Flasche, Tewodaj Mengistu
- Published: 2020
- Tags: Missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV), COVID-19

Provision of Pediatric Immunization Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: an Assessment of Capacity Among Pediatric Immunization Providers Participating in the Vaccines for Children Program — United States, May 2020
- Author: Bayo Arthur, Brock Lamont, Carla Black, Fan Zhang, Michelle Banks, Paul Lucas, Tara M. Vogt, Yoonjae Kang
- Published: 2020
- Tags: COVID-19

COVID-19: Impact on routine childhood vaccination uptake in Australia A report by the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance using data from the Australian Immunisation Register
- Author: National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance
- Published: 2020
- Tags: COVID-19, Coverage monitoring

The performance of routine immunization in selected African countries during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Author: Abubacar N’Diaye, Alain Poy, Balcha Girma Masresha, Bernard Ntsama, Jethro Chakauya, Messeret Eshetu Shibeshi, Richard Luce Jr, Richard Mihigo
- Published: 2020
- Tags: COVID-19, Coverage monitoring

Early impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and physical distancing measures on routine childhood vaccinations in England, January to April 2020
- Author: Charlotte Knowles, Chris Bates, Elise Tessier, Helen I McDonald, J Anthony Scott, Jemma L Walker, Joanne M White, Joanne Yarwood, John Parry, Liam Smeeth, Mary Ramsay, Matthew Woodruff, Michael Edelstein
- Published: 2020
- Tags: COVID-19

Decline in child vaccination coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic - Michigan Care Improvement Registry, May 2016-May 2020
- Author: Angela K Shen, Cristi A Bramer, Jeremy Kuo, Lisa A Jacques-Carroll, Lynsey M Kimmins, Patricia Vranesich, Robert Swanson
- Published: 2020
- Tags: COVID-19, Coverage monitoring

Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Routine Pediatric Vaccine Ordering and Administration — United States, 2020
- Author: Ben Herring, Cameron Noblit, Elyse O. Kharbanda, Eric Weintraub, Jeanne M. Santoli, Jeanne Tropper, Julianne Gee, Lisa Galloway, Malini B. DeSilva, Matthew F. Daley, Megan C. Lindley, Mick Glover, Paul Lucas, Tara Vogt, Yoonjae Kang
- Published: 2020
- Tags: COVID-19

Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on routine immunisation in Karachi, Pakistan
- Author: Aamir Javed Khan, Danya Arif Siddiqi, Hamidreza Setayesh, Subhash Chandir
- Published: 2020
- Tags: COVID-19

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic response on uptake of routine immunizations in Sindh, Pakistan: An analysis of provincial electronic immunization registry data
- Author: Amna Mirza, Danya Arif Siddiqi, et al., Hamidreza Setayesh, Mariam Mehmood, Muhammad Siddique, Riswana Soundardjee, Subhash Chandir, Vijay Kumar Dharma
- Published: 2020
- Tags: COVID-19

Impact of COVID-19 on Routine Immunization, Liberia Case Study
- Author: Adolphus Trokon Clarke
- Published: 2020
- Tags: COVID-19

Potential impact of COVID-19 pandemic on vaccination coverage in children: A case study of measles-containing vaccine administration in the United States (US)
- Author: Craig S. Roberts, Cristina Carias, James H. Conway, Lyn Finelli, Manjiri Pawaskar, Mawuli Nyaku, Ya-Ting Chen
- Published: 2021
- Tags: COVID-19

How COVID-19 Has Impacted U.S. Adolescent and Adult Vaccine Utilization
- Author: Alex Trost, Joanna Young, Loren Becker, Shruthi Donthi
- Published: 2021
- Tags: COVID-19
Routine childhood immunisation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: a benefit–risk analysis of health benefits versus excess risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection
- Author: Andrew Clark, Dan Hogan, Emily Dansereau, Kaja Abbas, Kevin van Zandvoort, Mark Jit, Sebastian Funk, Simon R Procter, Stefan Flasche, Tewodaj Mengistu
- Published: 2020
- Tags: Missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV), COVID-19

Provision of Pediatric Immunization Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: an Assessment of Capacity Among Pediatric Immunization Providers Participating in the Vaccines for Children Program — United States, May 2020
- Author: Bayo Arthur, Brock Lamont, Carla Black, Fan Zhang, Michelle Banks, Paul Lucas, Tara M. Vogt, Yoonjae Kang
- Published: 2020
- Tags: COVID-19

COVID-19: Impact on routine childhood vaccination uptake in Australia A report by the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance using data from the Australian Immunisation Register
- Author: National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance
- Published: 2020
- Tags: COVID-19, Coverage monitoring

The performance of routine immunization in selected African countries during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Author: Abubacar N’Diaye, Alain Poy, Balcha Girma Masresha, Bernard Ntsama, Jethro Chakauya, Messeret Eshetu Shibeshi, Richard Luce Jr, Richard Mihigo
- Published: 2020
- Tags: COVID-19, Coverage monitoring

Early impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and physical distancing measures on routine childhood vaccinations in England, January to April 2020
- Author: Charlotte Knowles, Chris Bates, Elise Tessier, Helen I McDonald, J Anthony Scott, Jemma L Walker, Joanne M White, Joanne Yarwood, John Parry, Liam Smeeth, Mary Ramsay, Matthew Woodruff, Michael Edelstein
- Published: 2020
- Tags: COVID-19

Decline in child vaccination coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic - Michigan Care Improvement Registry, May 2016-May 2020
- Author: Angela K Shen, Cristi A Bramer, Jeremy Kuo, Lisa A Jacques-Carroll, Lynsey M Kimmins, Patricia Vranesich, Robert Swanson
- Published: 2020
- Tags: COVID-19, Coverage monitoring

Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Routine Pediatric Vaccine Ordering and Administration — United States, 2020
- Author: Ben Herring, Cameron Noblit, Elyse O. Kharbanda, Eric Weintraub, Jeanne M. Santoli, Jeanne Tropper, Julianne Gee, Lisa Galloway, Malini B. DeSilva, Matthew F. Daley, Megan C. Lindley, Mick Glover, Paul Lucas, Tara Vogt, Yoonjae Kang
- Published: 2020
- Tags: COVID-19

Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on routine immunisation in Karachi, Pakistan
- Author: Aamir Javed Khan, Danya Arif Siddiqi, Hamidreza Setayesh, Subhash Chandir
- Published: 2020
- Tags: COVID-19

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic response on uptake of routine immunizations in Sindh, Pakistan: An analysis of provincial electronic immunization registry data
- Author: Amna Mirza, Danya Arif Siddiqi, et al., Hamidreza Setayesh, Mariam Mehmood, Muhammad Siddique, Riswana Soundardjee, Subhash Chandir, Vijay Kumar Dharma
- Published: 2020
- Tags: COVID-19

Impact of COVID-19 on Routine Immunization, Liberia Case Study
- Author: Adolphus Trokon Clarke
- Published: 2020
- Tags: COVID-19