The Case for Assessing the Drivers of Measles Vaccine Uptake

Overview

Journal Vaccines (Basel)

Date 2024 Jun 27

PMID 38932421

Authors

Jessica Kaufman

Ashleigh Rak

Sophia Vasiliadis

Navrit Brar

Eeman Atif

Jennifer White

Margie Danchin

David N Durrheim

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Abstract

Global measles cases are on the rise following disruptions to routine immunisation programs during the COVID-19 pandemic, with devastating consequences. According to the World Health Organization, the behavioural and social drivers of vaccination include what people think and feel about vaccines, social processes, motivation to vaccinate and practical barriers to vaccination. However, the drivers of measles vaccine uptake are not necessarily the same as those for other childhood vaccines, and we lack data on how these drivers specifically have changed during and since the COVID-19 pandemic. Without accurately measuring the behavioural and social drivers for measles vaccination, and ideally measuring them serially over time, countries cannot design, target and implement interventions that effectively increase and sustain measles vaccine coverage. This paper outlines what is and is not known about the behavioural and social drivers of measles vaccination and provides recommendations for improving their post-pandemic assessment.

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