Effect of Childcare Influenza Vaccine Requirement on Vaccination Rates, New York City, 2012-2020.

IF 3 4区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Public Health Reports Pub Date : 2024-07-26 DOI:10.1177/00333549241260166

Amy E Metroka, Vikki Papadouka, Alexandra Ternier, Iris Cheng, Jane R Zucker

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Abstract

Objectives: In 2014, New York City initiated a childcare influenza vaccine requirement to increase influenza vaccination rates among children aged 6-59 months attending city-regulated childcare, including prekindergarten. We evaluated the requirement's effect on vaccination rates in childcare-aged children in New York City.

Methods: We examined influenza vaccination rates in children aged 6-59 months and by age groups of 1, 2, 3, and 4 years for 8 influenza seasons (2012-2013 through 2019-2020), representing 2 seasons before the requirement, 2 seasons during the requirement, 2 seasons after its suspension, and 2 seasons after its reinstatement. We also assessed rates in a comparison group of children aged 5-8 years. We performed a difference-in-differences analysis to compare rate differences in age groups when the requirement was and was not in effect. We considered P < .05 as significant based on the Wald χ² test.

Results: Influenza vaccination rates among children aged 6-59 months increased 3.7 percentage points (from 47.7% to 51.4%) by the requirement's second year and declined 6.7 percentage points to 44.7% after suspension. After reinstatement, rates increased 10.7 percentage points to 55.4%. Rate changes were most pronounced among 4-year-olds, increasing 12.7 percentage points (from 45.3% to 58.0%) by the requirement's second year, declining 14.1 percentage points to 43.9% after suspension, and increasing 22.2 percentage points to 66.1% after reinstatement. In the comparison group, rates increased 4.9 percentage points (from 36.5% to 41.4%) after reinstatement. Rates increased significantly among 4-year-olds before versus at the initial requirement and decreased significantly after suspension. After reinstatement, rates increased significantly among all groups except 1-year-olds.

Conclusion: The New York City influenza vaccine requirement improved influenza vaccination rates among preschool-aged children, adding to the evidence base showing that vaccine requirements raise vaccination rates.

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托儿所流感疫苗接种要求对接种率的影响，纽约市，2012-2020 年。

目标：2014 年，纽约市启动了一项托儿所流感疫苗接种要求，以提高参加市监管托儿所（包括学前班）的 6-59 个月儿童的流感疫苗接种率。我们评估了该要求对纽约市托儿所适龄儿童疫苗接种率的影响：我们对 8 个流感季节（2012-2013 年至 2019-2020 年）中 6-59 个月大的儿童以及 1、2、3 和 4 岁年龄组的流感疫苗接种率进行了调查，这 8 个流感季节分别为要求实施前的 2 个季节、要求实施期间的 2 个季节、要求暂停实施后的 2 个季节以及要求恢复实施后的 2 个季节。我们还评估了对比组 5-8 岁儿童的发病率。我们进行了差异分析，以比较要求生效和未生效时各年龄组的发病率差异。我们考虑了 P 2 检验：在规定实施的第二年，6-59 个月儿童的流感疫苗接种率提高了 3.7 个百分点（从 47.7% 提高到 51.4%），而在规定暂停实施后，接种率下降了 6.7 个百分点，降至 44.7%。恢复后，比率增加了 10.7 个百分点，达到 55.4%。4 岁儿童的比率变化最为明显，到要求实施的第二年，比率上升了 12.7 个百分点（从 45.3% 上升到 58.0%），停学后下降了 14.1 个百分点，为 43.9%，复学后上升了 22.2 个百分点，为 66.1%。在对比组中，复学后的比率增加了 4.9 个百分点（从 36.5%增至 41.4%）。4 岁儿童中，停学前与最初要求停学时的比率明显上升，停学后则明显下降。恢复接种后，除 1 岁儿童外，其他年龄组的接种率均大幅上升：结论：纽约市的流感疫苗接种要求提高了学龄前儿童的流感疫苗接种率，为疫苗接种要求提高接种率的证据基础做出了补充。

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Public Health Reports 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

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5.00

自引率

6.10%

发文量

164

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

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