Post-campaign coverage evaluation of a measles and rubella supplementary immunization activity in five districts in India, 2019-2020.
Jeromie Wesley Vivian ThangarajChristine ProsperiMuthusamy Santhosh KumarAlvira Z HasanV Saravana KumarAmy K WinterAvi Kumar BansalSanjay L ChauhanGagandeep Singh GroverArun Kumar JainRagini N KulkarniSantanu Kumar SharmaBiju SomanItta K ChaaithanyaSanchit KharwalSunil K MishraNeha R SalviNilanju P SarmahSandeep SharmaAdarsh VargheseR SabarinathanAugustine DuraiswamyD Sudha RaniK KanagasabaiAbhishek LachyanPoonam GawaliMitali KapoorSaurabh Kumar ChonkerLucky SangalSanjay M MehendaleGajanan N SapkalNivedita GuptaKyla HayfordWilliam J MossManoj V MurherkarPublished in: PloS one (2024)
Awareness of the MR vaccination campaign was high; however, campaign coverage varied by district and did not reach the elimination target of 95% coverage in any of the districts studied. Areas with lower coverage among younger children must be prioritized by strengthening the routine immunization programme and implementing strategies to identify and reach under-vaccinated children.