Influenza vaccination coverage among persons ages six months and older in the Vaccine Safety Datalink in the 2017–18 through 2022–23 influenza seasons

•We present influenza vaccination coverage in populations of > 12 million people.•Coverage peaked in 2019–20, then decreased each year to a low of 40.3% in 2022–23.•Coverage among children ages 6 months-17 years decreased 23.7 % from 2019 to 2022–23.•Persistent disparities in coverage were seen b...

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Veröffentlicht in:Vaccine 2023-11, Vol.41 (48), p.7138-7146
Hauptverfasser: Irving, Stephanie A., Groom, Holly C., Belongia, Edward A., Crane, Bradley, Daley, Matthew F., Goddard, Kristin, Jackson, Lisa A., Kauffman, Tia L., Kenigsberg, Tat'Yana A., Kuckler, Leslie, Naleway, Allison L., Patel, Suchita A., Tseng, Hung Fu, Williams, Josh T.B., Weintraub, Eric S.
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Zusammenfassung:•We present influenza vaccination coverage in populations of > 12 million people.•Coverage peaked in 2019–20, then decreased each year to a low of 40.3% in 2022–23.•Coverage among children ages 6 months-17 years decreased 23.7 % from 2019 to 2022–23.•Persistent disparities in coverage were seen by sex, age, and race and ethnicity. In the United States, annual vaccination against seasonal influenza is recommended for all people ages ≥ 6 months. Vaccination coverage assessments can identify populations less protected from influenza morbidity and mortality and help to tailor vaccination efforts. Within the Vaccine Safety Datalink population ages ≥ 6 months, we report influenza vaccination coverage for the 2017–18 through 2022–23 seasons. Across eight health systems, we identified influenza vaccines administered from August 1 through March 31 for each season using electronic health records linked to immunization registries. Crude vaccination coverage was described for each season, overall and by self-reported sex; age group; self-reported race and ethnicity; and number of separate categories of diagnoses associated with increased risk of severe illness and complications from influenza (hereafter referred to as high-risk conditions). High-risk conditions were assessed using ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes assigned in the year preceding each influenza season. Among individual cohorts of more than 12 million individuals each season, overall influenza vaccination coverage increased from 41.9 % in the 2017–18 season to a peak of 46.2 % in 2019–20, prior to declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic. Coverage declined over the next three seasons, coincident with widespread SARS-CoV-2 circulation, to a low of 40.3 % in the 2022–23 season. In each of the six seasons, coverage was lowest among males, 18–49-year-olds, non-Hispanic Black people, and those with no high-risk conditions. While decreases in coverage were present in all age groups, the declines were most substantial among children: 2022–23 season coverage for children ages six months through 8 years and 9–17 years was 24.5 % and 22.4 % (14 and 10 absolute percentage points), respectively, less than peak coverage achieved in the 2019–20 season. Crude influenza vaccination coverage increased from 2017 to 18 through 2019–20, then decreased to the lowest level in the 2022–23 season. In this insured population, we identified persistent disparities in influenza vaccination coverage by sex, age, and race and ethnicity. The over
ISSN:0264-410X
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DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.10.023