Introduction of new and reinforcement of existing compulsory vaccinations in Italy: first evaluation of the impact on vaccination coverage in 2017

Fortunato D'Ancona; Claudio D'Amario; Francesco Maraglino; Giovanni Rezza; Walter Ricciardi; Stefania Iannazzo

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.22.1800238

Introduction of new and reinforcement of existing compulsory vaccinations in Italy: first evaluation of the impact on vaccination coverage in 2017

Fortunato D'Ancona, Claudio D'Amario, Francesco Maraglino, Giovanni Rezza, Walter Ricciardi, Stefania Iannazzo

Istituto Superiore di Sanita'

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In June 2017, a decree-law to increase the number of mandatory vaccinations from 4 to 10 for minors up to 16-years-old was issued in Italy. The vaccination coverage for 2017 showed a positive impact for all the vaccines, particularly for the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine at 91.6% for the year 2017, showing a 4.4% increase compared with 2016 (87.2%). Continued monitoring is needed to evaluate the medium to long-term effects of the law.

Original language	English
Journal	Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
Volume	23
Issue number	22
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.22.1800238
Publication status	Published - May 2018

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D'Ancona, F., D'Amario, C., Maraglino, F., Rezza, G., Ricciardi, W., & Iannazzo, S. (2018). Introduction of new and reinforcement of existing compulsory vaccinations in Italy: first evaluation of the impact on vaccination coverage in 2017. Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, 23(22). https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.22.1800238

Introduction of new and reinforcement of existing compulsory vaccinations in Italy : first evaluation of the impact on vaccination coverage in 2017. / D'Ancona, Fortunato; D'Amario, Claudio; Maraglino, Francesco et al.

In: Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, Vol. 23, No. 22, 05.2018.

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D'Ancona, F, D'Amario, C, Maraglino, F, Rezza, G, Ricciardi, W & Iannazzo, S 2018, 'Introduction of new and reinforcement of existing compulsory vaccinations in Italy: first evaluation of the impact on vaccination coverage in 2017', Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, vol. 23, no. 22. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.22.1800238

D'Ancona F, D'Amario C, Maraglino F, Rezza G, Ricciardi W, Iannazzo S. Introduction of new and reinforcement of existing compulsory vaccinations in Italy: first evaluation of the impact on vaccination coverage in 2017. Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin. 2018 May;23(22). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.22.1800238

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