Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine childhood immunisation coverage and timeliness in Switzerland: a retrospective analysis using data from the Swiss National Vaccination Coverage Survey, 2019–2023
While minor declines in vaccine timeliness were observed (diphtheria vaccine, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine), the overall likelihood of vaccination was not significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, changes in vaccination recommendations introduced in 2019 may have influenced these trends.
Authors
- Monica N. Wymann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7141-8207)
- Vasiliki Baroutsou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3475-4831)
- Phung Lang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7016-9501)
- Jan Fehr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1113-9895)
Institutions
- Prevention Institute (US)
- Federal Office of Public Health (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Swiss Medical Weekly
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.57187/s.4525
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17