The influence of the Covid-19 pandemic on measles vaccination coverage

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ID7695176
AuthorsGustavo De Almeida Santos (0000-0003-0316-8004, Universidade de São Paulo), Expedito José De Albuquerque Luna (0000-0002-1145-9672, Universidade de São Paulo)
Year2025
Volume41
Issue6
Pagese00183924-e00183924
Publication date2025-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/0102-311xen183924
PMID40699034
OpenAlexW4412618959
SciELOS0102-311X2025000601100
LanguageEN
References cited40

We conducted a systematic review to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on measles vaccination coverage. We searched for articles published between January 2021 and December 2023 in Portuguese, English, and Spanish in the Web of Science, ScienceDirect, PubMed, and LILACS databases. The final sample consisted of 32 studies, which demonstrated that most countries had a 1% to 10% decrease on measles vaccination coverage during the pandemic. However, the influence of the pandemic varied worldwide, ranging from 1% to 60% based on the region. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a relatively modest impact on measles immunization, with a complex intersection of several factors associated with the decrease in measles vaccination coverage

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Disease · Environmental health · Immunization · Infectious disease (medical specialty) · Measles · Outbreak · Pandemic · Vaccination · COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing · Immunology · Medicine · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Virology · Virology and Viral Diseases

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