Vaccination against <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> in Children Born between 2015 and 2018 in Poland—How Has the Introduction of Free Compulsory Pneumococcal Vaccination Affected Its Uptake?
Starting from 2017, pneumococcal vaccination was added to the Polish vaccination calendar as mandatory for all children born after 2016. The 10-valent conjugate vaccine was selected as mandatory and therefore free of charge. This paper aims to examine the impact of introducing mandatory vaccination...
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| description | Starting from 2017, pneumococcal vaccination was added to the Polish vaccination calendar as mandatory for all children born after 2016. The 10-valent conjugate vaccine was selected as mandatory and therefore free of charge. This paper aims to examine the impact of introducing mandatory vaccination on vaccine uptake. For this purpose, an analysis was conducted for 1595 vaccination record sheets from outpatient clinics in Wrocław and surrounding villages for children born 2015–2018. After the introduction of compulsory vaccination, the percentage of children fully vaccinated against <i>pneumococcus</i> increased (60.4% vs. 84.8%, <i>p</i> < 0.001). A significant decrease in the number of children who did not receive any dose of the vaccine was observed (27.8% to 3.3%, <i>p</i> < 0.001). The introduction of compulsory vaccination did not affect the completion of the pneumococcal schedule (11.8% vs. 11.9%). Compulsory PCV10 vaccination resulted in the less frequent choice of the 13-valent vaccine (72.3% vs. 19.9%, <i>p</i> < 0.001). More children in rural outpatient clinics were vaccinated against <i>pneumococcus</i> compared to urban outpatient clinics (84.8% vs. 70.8%, <i>p</i> < 0.001). The introduction of free pneumococcal vaccination increased the proportion of children vaccinated, although it did not affect the rate of discontinuation of the initiated schedule. In Poland, the increased popularity of the 10-valent vaccine at the expense of the 13-valent one translated into a change in the proportion of pneumococcal serotypes causing invasive pneumococcal disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2ca954827d004ac79c5475c73669332a2023-11-24T15:09:57ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2023-10-011111165410.3390/vaccines11111654Vaccination against <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> in Children Born between 2015 and 2018 in Poland—How Has the Introduction of Free Compulsory Pneumococcal Vaccination Affected Its Uptake?Wojciech Malchrzak0Mateusz Babicki1Agnieszka Mastalerz-Migas2Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wrocław, PolandDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wrocław, PolandDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wrocław, PolandStarting from 2017, pneumococcal vaccination was added to the Polish vaccination calendar as mandatory for all children born after 2016. The 10-valent conjugate vaccine was selected as mandatory and therefore free of charge. This paper aims to examine the impact of introducing mandatory vaccination on vaccine uptake. For this purpose, an analysis was conducted for 1595 vaccination record sheets from outpatient clinics in Wrocław and surrounding villages for children born 2015–2018. After the introduction of compulsory vaccination, the percentage of children fully vaccinated against <i>pneumococcus</i> increased (60.4% vs. 84.8%, <i>p</i> < 0.001). A significant decrease in the number of children who did not receive any dose of the vaccine was observed (27.8% to 3.3%, <i>p</i> < 0.001). The introduction of compulsory vaccination did not affect the completion of the pneumococcal schedule (11.8% vs. 11.9%). Compulsory PCV10 vaccination resulted in the less frequent choice of the 13-valent vaccine (72.3% vs. 19.9%, <i>p</i> < 0.001). More children in rural outpatient clinics were vaccinated against <i>pneumococcus</i> compared to urban outpatient clinics (84.8% vs. 70.8%, <i>p</i> < 0.001). The introduction of free pneumococcal vaccination increased the proportion of children vaccinated, although it did not affect the rate of discontinuation of the initiated schedule. In Poland, the increased popularity of the 10-valent vaccine at the expense of the 13-valent one translated into a change in the proportion of pneumococcal serotypes causing invasive pneumococcal disease.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/11/1654invasive pneumococcal diseasepneumococcal vaccine<i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i>vaccination program |
| spellingShingle | Wojciech Malchrzak Mateusz Babicki Agnieszka Mastalerz-Migas Vaccination against <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> in Children Born between 2015 and 2018 in Poland—How Has the Introduction of Free Compulsory Pneumococcal Vaccination Affected Its Uptake? Vaccines invasive pneumococcal disease pneumococcal vaccine <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> vaccination program |
| title | Vaccination against <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> in Children Born between 2015 and 2018 in Poland—How Has the Introduction of Free Compulsory Pneumococcal Vaccination Affected Its Uptake? |
| title_full | Vaccination against <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> in Children Born between 2015 and 2018 in Poland—How Has the Introduction of Free Compulsory Pneumococcal Vaccination Affected Its Uptake? |
| title_fullStr | Vaccination against <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> in Children Born between 2015 and 2018 in Poland—How Has the Introduction of Free Compulsory Pneumococcal Vaccination Affected Its Uptake? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vaccination against <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> in Children Born between 2015 and 2018 in Poland—How Has the Introduction of Free Compulsory Pneumococcal Vaccination Affected Its Uptake? |
| title_short | Vaccination against <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> in Children Born between 2015 and 2018 in Poland—How Has the Introduction of Free Compulsory Pneumococcal Vaccination Affected Its Uptake? |
| title_sort | vaccination against i streptococcus pneumoniae i in children born between 2015 and 2018 in poland how has the introduction of free compulsory pneumococcal vaccination affected its uptake |
| topic | invasive pneumococcal disease pneumococcal vaccine <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> vaccination program |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/11/1654 |
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