Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent vaccinations: projected time to reverse deficits in routine adolescent vaccination in the United States.
Kunal SaxenaJessica R MardenCristina CariasAlexandra A BhattiOscar Patterson-LombaAndres Gomez-LievanoLixia YaoYa-Ting ChenPublished in: Current medical research and opinion (2021)
Administration rates of routine vaccines decreased significantly among US adolescents during COVID-19. Reversing these deficits to mitigate long-term health and economic consequences will require a sustained increase in vaccination rates over multiple years.