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28.02.2019 | Editorial

Current gaps in vaccination coverage: a need to improve prevention and care

verfasst von: Stéphanie Baggio, Laurent Gétaz

Erschienen in: International Journal of Public Health | Ausgabe 3/2019

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Vaccination is known as one of the most important achievement in public health, leading to a dramatic reduction in morbidity and mortality in all countries over the world. However, almost all countries also struggle with insufficient vaccination coverage, with at least two crucial threats to herd immunity: opposition to vaccination and under-vaccination of vulnerable groups. Masters et al. (2018) published in this issue a study on the vaccination status of Kenyan children. They demonstrated not only sub-optimal vaccination coverage, but also disparities related to ethnic communities. Unsurprisingly, the Somali ethnic minority faced more barriers to access vaccination. Therefore, this paper opens the discussion on vaccination coverage as well as migrants’ susceptibility to vaccine-preventable diseases. …

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Titel: Current gaps in vaccination coverage: a need to improve prevention and care
verfasst von: Stéphanie Baggio
Laurent Gétaz
Publikationsdatum: 28.02.2019
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in: International Journal of Public Health / Ausgabe 3/2019
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Elektronische ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-019-01221-4

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