Findings on Pediatric Vaccines Reported by Investigators at National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (Vaccination Coverage By Age 24 Months Among Children Born In 2017 and 2018-national Immunization Survey-child, United States, …): Immunization and Public Health – Pediatric Vaccines

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2021 NOV 17 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Vaccine Daily -- New research on Immunization and Public Health - Pediatric Vaccines is the subject of a report. According to news reporting from Atlanta, Georgia, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “What is already known about this topic? The National Immunization Survey-Child monitors coverage with vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for children during the first 24 months of life to prevent 14 diseases.”

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, “What is added by this report? Coverage with most childhood vaccines among children born in 2017 and 2018 was lower among those who were uninsured, Black, Hispanic, or living below the federal poverty level than it was among those who were privately insured, White, or living at or above the poverty level. What are the implications for public health practice? Persistent disparities in vaccination coverage by health insurance status, race and ethnicity, and poverty status indicate that improvement is needed to achieve equity in the national childhood vaccination program.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “Efforts by health care providers and parents are needed to ensure that all children are protected from vaccine-preventable diseases.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Vaccination Coverage By Age 24 Months Among Children Born In 2017 and 2018-national Immunization Survey-child, United States, 2018-2020. MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2021;70(41):1435-1440. MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report can be contacted at: Centers Disease Control & Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Holly A. Hill, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Atlanta, GA 30333, United States. Additional authors for this research include James A. Singleton, David Yankey, Laurie D. Elam-Evans, S. Cassandra Pingali and Yoonjae Kang.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7041a1. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.