Influenza vaccination coverage: findings from immunization information systems

Influenza vaccination coverage: findings from immunization information systems

BACKGROUND Beginning with the 2004-05 influenza season, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) strengthened their existing encouragement that children aged 6-23 months receive influenza vaccination by creating a formal recommendation. METHODS Well-functioning sentinel project immunization information systems (IIS) in Arizona (AIIS) and Michigan (MIIS) were used to calculate v...

Influenza vaccination coverage among adults with asthma: findings from the 2000 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

Evaluating Childhood Vaccination Coverage of NIP Vaccines: Coverage Survey versus Zhejiang Provincial Immunization Information System

Vaccination coverage in Zhejiang province, east China, is evaluated through repeated coverage surveys. The Zhejiang provincial immunization information system (ZJIIS) was established in 2004 with links to all immunization clinics. ZJIIS has become an alternative to quickly assess the vaccination coverage. To assess the current completeness and accuracy on the vaccination coverage derived from Z...

Vaccination Coverage Among Adults, Excluding Influenza Vaccination — United States, 2013

Vaccinations are recommended throughout life to prevent vaccine-preventable diseases and their sequelae. Adult vaccination coverage, however, remains low for most routinely recommended vaccines and below Healthy People 2020 targets. In October 2014, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) approved the adult immunization schedule for 2015. With the exception of influenza vaccinat...

Vaccination coverage of foreign-born children 19 to 35 months of age: findings from the National Immunization Survey, 1999-2000.

OBJECTIVE To compare coverage estimates of foreign-born children 19 to 35 months old with those of US-born children of the same age group. METHODS The National Immunization Survey is a multistage, random-digit dialing survey designed to measure vaccination coverage estimates of US children 19 to 35 months old. Data from 1999-2000 were combined to permit comparison of vaccination coverage amon...