Childhood Immunizations

Overcoming Challenges to Childhood Immunizations Status.

Vaccines are one of the greatest public health achievements, preventing both mortality and morbidity. However, overall immunization rates are still below the 90% target for Healthy People 2020. There remain significant disparities in immunization rates between children of different racial/ethnic groups, as well as among economically disadvantaged populations. There are systemic issues and chall...

Update on Routine Childhood and Adolescent Immunizations.

Recommendations for routine vaccinations in children and adolescents have changed multiple times in recent years, based on findings in clinical trials, licensure of new vaccines, and evidence of waning immunity. Despite the overwhelming success of vaccinations, vaccine delay and refusal are leading to pockets of vaccine-preventable diseases. Schedules for diphtheria and tetanus toxoids, and ace...

Childhood Immunizations: A Utilitarian and Ecological Approach

Per the preceding paper, it has been established that despite the public health platform, the family unit is seeking better answers regarding the efficacy and safety of childhood immunizations. Though it is collectively declared by pediatricians, public health officials and often members of our social network “the benefits outweigh the risks,” this paper utilizes sociological approaches to exam...

A tricky business: Blunting the pain of childhood immunizations

Coverage and costs of childhood immunizations in Cameroon.

OBJECTIVE To quantify the association between household-level and provider-level determinants and childhood immunization rates in Cameroon while also calculating the cost of childhood immunizations. METHODS This study uses multilevel regression analysis to calculate these relationships. The 1998 Cameroon Demographic and Health Survey and the 2000 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey are the main...