Measuring vaccination coverage better will help achieve disease control

Michael Edelstein

doi:10.1093/inthealth/ihx013

Measuring vaccination coverage better will help achieve disease control

Michael Edelstein^*

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Abstract

Timely and accurate measurement of vaccination coverage is required to evaluate the success of vaccine programmes as well as identifying susceptible groups in order to better control disease. Estimating coverage requires knowledge of how many people are eligible for vaccination, and how many have received the vaccine. Achieving this presents a number of challenges in both high and low income settings. Investing in systems that record vaccination coverage better, as an integral part of vaccine strategies, will be a step towards better control of vaccine-preventable diseases.

Original language	English
Article number	ihx013
Pages (from-to)	142-144
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Health
Volume	9
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihx013
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2017

Keywords

Communicable disease control
Disease eradication
Immunisation
Information systems
Vaccination

UN SDGs

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Measuring vaccination coverage better will help achieve disease control

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