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Editor, Senior Moderator
COVID
. 2025 Feb;5(2):20.
doi: 10.3390/covid5020020. Epub 2025 Feb 10. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Young U.S. Children: A Socioeconomic Analysis
Tawny Saleh[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mina Shirazi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mary C Cambou[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Karin Nielsen-Saines[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted healthcare delivery across the United States (U.S.), including childhood vaccine administration. This study analyzed data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), a nationally representative survey of the U.S. population, assessing trends and predictors of influenza vaccination uptake among children ≤ 5 years before and amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Influenza vaccination coverage declined significantly, from 56% in 2019 to 46% in 2022 (p < 0.001). Age-specific declines were notable, with rates dropping among one-year-olds from 68% to 53%, two-year-olds from 63% to 49%, and infants from 31% to 24% (p < 0.001). Logistic regression revealed African American children had lower odds of vaccination compared to non-Hispanic White children (OR = 0.70, p < 0.001), while Asian children had higher odds (OR = 1.32, p = 0.018). Uninsured children were less likely to be vaccinated than insured children (OR = 0.71, p = 0.022). Regional analysis showed the Northeast had the highest vaccination rates (60% in 2019, 56% in 2022), while the South had the lowest (52% in 2019, 41% in 2022). These findings underscore the need for targeted strategies to address socioeconomic disparities and improve influenza vaccine uptake in young children in the U.S.
Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; children; influenza vaccination; public health strategies; socioeconomic disparities.
. 2025 Feb;5(2):20.
doi: 10.3390/covid5020020. Epub 2025 Feb 10. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Young U.S. Children: A Socioeconomic Analysis
Tawny Saleh[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mina Shirazi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mary C Cambou[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Karin Nielsen-Saines[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 40678053
- PMCID: PMC12269500
- DOI: 10.3390/covid5020020
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted healthcare delivery across the United States (U.S.), including childhood vaccine administration. This study analyzed data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), a nationally representative survey of the U.S. population, assessing trends and predictors of influenza vaccination uptake among children ≤ 5 years before and amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Influenza vaccination coverage declined significantly, from 56% in 2019 to 46% in 2022 (p < 0.001). Age-specific declines were notable, with rates dropping among one-year-olds from 68% to 53%, two-year-olds from 63% to 49%, and infants from 31% to 24% (p < 0.001). Logistic regression revealed African American children had lower odds of vaccination compared to non-Hispanic White children (OR = 0.70, p < 0.001), while Asian children had higher odds (OR = 1.32, p = 0.018). Uninsured children were less likely to be vaccinated than insured children (OR = 0.71, p = 0.022). Regional analysis showed the Northeast had the highest vaccination rates (60% in 2019, 56% in 2022), while the South had the lowest (52% in 2019, 41% in 2022). These findings underscore the need for targeted strategies to address socioeconomic disparities and improve influenza vaccine uptake in young children in the U.S.
Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; children; influenza vaccination; public health strategies; socioeconomic disparities.