Early impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing measures on routine childhood vaccinations in England, January to April 2020

  1. Helen I McDonald
  2. Elise Tessier
  3. Joanne M White
  4. Matthew Woodruff
  5. Charlotte Knowles
  6. Chris Bates
  7. John Parry
  8. Jemma L Walker
  9. J. Anthony Scott
  10. Liam Smeeth
  11. Joanne Yarwood
  12. Mary Ramsay
  13. Michael Edelstein
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Abstract

Electronic health records were used to assess the early impact of COVID-19 on routine childhood vaccination in England to 26 April 2020.

MMR vaccination counts fell from February 2020, and in the three weeks after introduction of social distancing measures were 19.8% lower (95% CI −20.7 to −18.9%) than the same period in 2019, before improving in mid-April. A gradual decline in hexavalent vaccination counts throughout 2020 was not accentuated on introduction of social distancing.

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