The Challenges in Measuring Local Immunization Coverage: A Statewide Case Study

Overview

Journal Pediatrics

Specialty Pediatrics

Date 2016 Jun 1

PMID 27244807

Citations 5

Authors

Elizabeth Wolf

Ali Rowhani-Rahbar

Jeffrey Duchin

M Patricia deHart

Douglas Opel

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Abstract

There are many forms of existing immunization surveillance in the United States and Washington state, but all are limited in their ability to provide timely identification of clusters of unimmunized individuals and assess the risk of vaccine-preventable diseases. This article aims to: (1) describe challenges to measuring immunization coverage at a local level in the United States using Washington State as a case study; and (2) propose improvements to existing surveillance systems that address the challenges identified.

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