Routine Immunization Coverage and Immunization Card Retention in Pakistan: Results From a Cross-sectional National Survey.
Imtiaz HussainAhmad KhanDale A RhodaImran AhmedMuhammad UmerUzair AnsariMuhammad Akram ShahSoofia YunusJennifer BrustromRobert OelrichsSajid Bashir SoofiZulfiqar A BhuttaPublished in: The Pediatric infectious disease journal (2023)
The immunization coverage rates provide a direction to strategize the progress to improve the vaccination rates in Pakistan. The country needs to outline the immediate and long-term actions to combat vaccine-preventable diseases, such as escalating integrated immunization campaigns and outreach activities, provision of mobility support, and deploying behavioral interventions as a cross-cutting strategy to improve awareness and reduce misconceptions.