Rotavirus Vaccination Coverage among Children Aged 2-59 Months: A Report from Guangzhou, China
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to estimate the Lanzhou lamb rotavirus (LLR) vaccination coverage (VC) and timeliness among children aged 2 to 59 months in Guangzhou, China. METHODS An electronic system-based VC survey was conducted using stratified cluster random sampling. RESULTS We reported an overall Lanzhou lamb rotavirus vaccine coverage of 25.3% among children aged 2-59 months (2-8 months, 2.6%) in Guangzhou, China. CONCLUSION Great efforts should be taken to increase LLR VC in eligible children in Guangzhou, China.
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