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Rapid Review: What is the effectiveness of interventions to get school-aged children and youth caught up with routine vaccinations in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic?

Despite limited available evidence, interventions that appear to get school-aged children caught up with routine vaccinations in the context of COVID-19 include notifying parents that their child is behind, providing vaccine education and scheduling prompts, and offering convenient school- or community-based clinics.


Citation:

National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools. (2022, November 9). Rapid Review: What is the effectiveness of interventions to get school-aged children and youth caught up with routine vaccinations in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic? https://nccmt.ca/pdfs/res/routine-vaccines.

Public health topic area:

Policy

Review question:
Population
School-aged children and youth; ages 5-18
Intervention
Interventions to get children and youth caught up with routine vaccinations, as per local guidelines and schedules
Comparisons
N/A
Outcomes
Effectiveness of interventions, including: • Vaccination status* • Becoming caught up with vaccinations *i.e., up-to-date and current with all vaccinations, as appropriate to the individual’s age and jurisdictional recommendations
Context
Focus on efforts during COVID-19 pandemic (i.e., > 2019)
Search Updated:

Aug 25, 2022

Review Completed:

Nov 9, 2022