The benefits of vaccination are clearly demonstrated by the eradication or enormous decline
in the incidence of many vaccine‐preventable diseases, but the coverage of many highly …

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic highlights that complications and mortality associated
with infectious diseases increase with age. Various vaccines are recommended for adults …

Background Missed opportunities for vaccination (MOVs) occur when persons eligible for
vaccination visit a health facility and do not get the vaccines they need. We conducted a …

Objective Though an essential pediatric preventive service, immunizations are challenging
to deliver reliably. Our objective was to measure the impact on pediatric immunization rates …

Background Immunisation coverage in New Zealand is lower than what is necessary to
prevent large epidemics of pertussis. Primary care is where most immunisation delivery …

While deaths from pneumonia during childhood in New Zealand (NZ) are now infrequent,
childhood pneumonia remains a significant cause of morbidity. In this viewpoint, we …

Childhood immunization is one of the most cost-effective activities in healthcare. Every
country in the world has a national immunization program and these programs have had a …

Objective To investigate the prevalence and correlates of missed opportunities for
addressing reproductive and mental health needs during patients' visits to primary …

INTRODUCTION: Delay in receipt of the first vaccine dose in the primary series is one of the
strongest and most consistent predictors of subsequent incomplete immunisation. AIM: To …

Vaccine co-administration is a useful strategy for improving vaccine coverage and
adherence. In Italy, an update to the national immunization program (NIP) in 2023 included …