Charting mandatory vaccination policies worldwide

Vanderslott, Samantha; Marks, Tatjana

doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.476

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“…Communicating such research on the efficacy of vaccines is in turn essential for building public trust and reducing vaccine hesitancy. 21,22 Kreps et al (2021) found that perceived vaccine efficacy was the strongest predictor of COVID-19 vaccine uptake in the United States. 23 Sherman et al (2021) studied people's willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and their attitude towards vaccines.…”

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A global database of COVID-19 vaccinations

Mathieu

Ritchie

Ortiz-Ospina

et al. 2021

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An effective rollout of vaccinations against COVID-19 offers the most promising prospect of bringing the pandemic to an end. We present the Our World in Data COVID-19 vaccination dataset, a global public dataset that tracks the scale and rate of the vaccine rollout across the world. This dataset is updated regularly, and includes data on the total number of vaccinations administered; first and second doses administered; daily vaccination rates; and population-adjusted coverage for all countries for which data is available (138 countries as of 17 March 2021). It will be maintained as the global vaccination campaign continues to progress. This resource aids policymakers and researchers in understanding the rate of current and potential vaccine rollout; the interactions with non-vaccination policy responses; the potential impact of vaccinations on pandemic outcomes such as transmission, morbidity, and mortality; and global inequalities in vaccine access.

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A global database of COVID-19 vaccinations

Mathieu

Ritchie

Ortiz-Ospina

et al. 2021

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“…People with access to better health services, which themselves lead to better health outcomes, and people from the European region are those that least agree that vaccines are important for children. 10,39 The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts working group on vaccine hesitancy suggests 3 main strategies to address vaccine hesitancy: understand its root causes, engage civil society and other partners to support immunization, and develop and promote tools to address vaccine hesitancy. 40 It is very important to account for particularities in each country when evaluating and addressing vaccine hesitancy.…”

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Patterns in Wealth-related Inequalities in 86 Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Global Evidence on the Emergence of Vaccine Hesitancy

Cata-Preta

Wehrmeister

Santos

et al. 2021

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Introduction: Coverage of health interventions usually shows social gradients with higher levels among wealthy than among poor individuals. Owing to the upsurge of vaccine hesitancy in highincome countries, the authors hypothesized that the social gradient may also be changing over time in the low-and middle-income countries and set out to test this hypothesis.Methods: In January 2020, surveys conducted from 2010 to 2018 in 86 low-and middle-income countries were analyzed to assess full immunization coverage in children aged 12−23 months. The authors calculated full immunization coverage point estimates and 95% CIs for each country and wealth quintile. To explore wealth-related inequalities, the authors estimated the slope index of inequality and calculated the Pearson correlation coefficient between these values and per capita gross domestic product. Time trends were analyzed in 10 countries with recent evidence of hesitancy.Results: Pro-poor patterns were defined as significant slope index of inequality values with higher coverage among poor children, and pro-rich patterns were defined as the reverse pattern. A total of 11 countries showed pro-poor patterns in the most recent survey, accounting for 20% of upper middle− and 7% of low-income countries. The correlation between the slope index of inequality and log per capita gross domestic product was À0.38 (p<0.001). Among the 10 countries with recent evidence of hesitancy, 5 showed full immunization coverage declines over time in the wealthiest quintiles, and 4 switched from pro-rich to pro-poor patterns throughout the years.Conclusions: Lower full immunization coverage was found among the wealthy than among the poor in 10 countries, especially in the upper middle−income group, consistent with the emergence of vaccine hesitancy.

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“…Immunization coverage for all of the childhood vaccines in these countries was >90%. The largest differences were seen with measles vaccine coverage, which ranged from 90% in Canada and the USA, to 95% in Australia and the UK (Vanderslott et al, 2013).…”

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Comparative analysis of policies and programs to support families and children during COVID-19

Kearon

Cachia

Carsley

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Background Policies and programs that promote positive social environments for young children and their families have the potential to improve early childhood development and long-term health. However, due to the community-wide public health measures implemented to reduce transmission of COVID-19, many families are experiencing health and socio-economic challenges and pre-existing supports and services may no longer be available. In this study, we compared the policies and programs countries have implemented to support maternal and child health during the first wave of COVID-19. Methods We compared the policies and programs implemented to support child health and well-being during the first wave of COVID-19 in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Singapore, the UK, and the USA. A grey literature review was performed to identify policies, announcements, and guidelines released from governmental and public health organizations within each country related to children, parents, families, early childhood development, adverse childhood experiences, child welfare, pre-school, or daycares. We also performed a manual search of government websites. Both provincial and federal government policies were included for Canada. Results The main policies identified were focused on prenatal care, well-baby visit and immunization schedules, financial supports, domestic violence and housing, childcare supports, child protective services, and food security. All of the included countries implemented some of these policies, but there was a large variation in the number, size, and barriers to access these supports. None of the countries implemented supports in all of the potential areas identified. Conclusion Political legacy and previous redistributive policies might have influenced the variation in policies and programs introduced by governments. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, further opportunity for governments to implement supportive programs and policies for children and families exists.

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Charting mandatory vaccination policies worldwide

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A global database of COVID-19 vaccinations

A global database of COVID-19 vaccinations

Patterns in Wealth-related Inequalities in 86 Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Global Evidence on the Emergence of Vaccine Hesitancy

Comparative analysis of policies and programs to support families and children during COVID-19

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