Increasing incidence of pertussis before scheduled primary school booster vaccinations in Norway, 1998–2019
The current timing of the primary school pertussis booster appears suboptimal. Advancing the booster prior to the first school year could significantly reduce the burden of pertussis during first years of primary school.
Authors
- Anja Bråthen Kristoffersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2313-9622)
- Elina Seppälä (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1646-2492)
- Hinta Meijerink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5898-2778)
- Hilde Synnøve Vollan Gjerdrum
- Håkon Bøås
- Marissa LeBlanc
- Margrethe Greve-Isdahl
Institutions
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Vaccine
- Published
- 2026-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2026.128309
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00