Early impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing measures on routine childhood vaccinations in England, January to April 2020
- McDonald, Helen I
- Tessier, Elise
- White, Joanne M
- Woodruff, Matthew
- Knowles, Charlotte
- Bates, Chris
- Parry, John
- Walker, Jemma L
- Scott, J Anthony
- Smeeth, Liam
- Yarwood, Joanne
- Ramsay, Mary
- Edelstein, Michael
DOIAbstract
AbstractElectronic health records were used to assess the early impact of COVID-19 on routine childhood vaccination in England to 26 April 2020.MMR vaccination counts fell from February 2020, and in the three weeks after introduction of social distancing measures were 19.8% lower (95% CI −20.7 to −18.9%) than the same period in 2019, before improving in mid-April. A gradual decline in hexavalent vaccination counts throughout 2020 was not accentuated on introduction of social distancing.</jats:p
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