VACCINE COVERAGE IN THE FIRST HALF OF LIFE: AN ANALYSIS OF RATES BETWEEN THE YEARS OF 2011 TO 2021

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1593822305109

• Palavras-chave: Vaccination; Immunization; PNI; Infants; SUS (Unified Health System)

• Keywords: Vaccination; Immunization; PNI; Infants; SUS (Unified Health System)

• Abstract:

  Objective: To analyze the available data, over the ten-year period, from 2011 to 2021, comparing the rates of improvement or worsening in the immunization of infants up to six months of age, the vaccines analyzed are those recommended in the PNI for this range age. Methods: Time series study with secondary analysis of data on BCG, Human Rotavirus, Hepatitis B, Meningococcus C, Penta, VIP and Pneumococcal vaccines from 2011 to 2021. The data were made available on the DATASUS website, which was sourced from National Immunization Program Information System. As an inclusion criterion, data from all children who were vaccinated up to six months of age with any of the vaccines analyzed were selected. Results: Among the vaccines offered in the PNI, it is possible to observe a considerable drop in adherence of all, between the years 2011 to 2021, in the State of Minas Gerais (MG), the VIP vaccine had a reduction of 30.93% in Meningococcus C, 30.88%, BCG, 28.31%, Pentavalent, 25.87%, Pneumococcal 10, 24.34%, Rotavirus, 20.39% and Hepatitis B, 18.65%. Vaccination must reach a level of at least 90% and the average coverage, at the end of these 10 years analyzed, was on average 75%. Conclusion: A considerable reduction in adherence to immunization of infants up to 6 months was observed, being on average 15% lower than recommended in MG.