[Determination of vaccination quotas for pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in children on the basis of routine data of the statutory health insurance].
The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is recommended since July 2006 for all children up to 24 months by the Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO) in Germany. Immunisation includes 4 doses; a single dose should be administered at completed 2, 3, 4 months and 11-14 months of age. To analyse the immunization coverage, timeliness and completeness of vaccinations, a claims data analysis was conducted. The evaluation was based on routine claims data of a statutory health insurance covering the period from May 2008-September 2009. Overall, 81.2% (5 484/6 755) of all live births of mothers and fathers of the insurance received at least one vaccination dose. In 91.3% and 72.0% of these cases, the second and third dose was administered, respectively. A vaccination cycle of 4 doses was often not completed and the recommended time points for vaccination were not met in two-thirds of all children. Due to the limited and relatively short observation period, a conclusion about the rate of fully completed vaccination cycles was not possible.
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014600:Utilization Review; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018074:Vaccines, Conjugate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016903:Drug Monitoring
D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines; D018074:Vaccines, Conjugate