Effects of a nationwide Hib vaccine shortage on vaccination coverage in the United States

• Published in: Vaccine Vol. 30; no. 5; pp. 941 - 947
• Main Authors: Santibanez, Tammy A, Shefer, Abigail, Briere, Elizabeth C, Cohn, Amanda C, Groom, Amy V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 20.01.2012; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age; Allergy and Immunology; Bacterial Capsules - administration & dosage; Child, Preschool; children; Confidence intervals; Female; Haemophilus influenzae; Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib); Haemophilus Vaccines - administration & dosage; Haemophilus Vaccines - supply & distribution; Humans; Immunization, Secondary - utilization; Infant; Male; sociodemographic characteristics; surveys; United States; vaccination; Vaccination coverage; Vaccine shortages; Vaccines; Young Adult; United States; United States > US; Pennsylvania; National Immunization Survey; Hib; AI/AN; Council of American Survey Research Organizations; Immunization History Questionnaire; Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib); Vaccines for Children; Vaccine shortages; VFC; IHQ; Vaccination coverage; NIS; American Indian/Alaska Native; Haemophilus influenzae type b; CASRO
• ISSN: 0264-410X; 1873-2518
• DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.11.075

Highlights ► A shortage of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine occurred in the United States during December 2007 to September 2009. ► Data from the 2009 National Immunization Survey (NIS) were analyzed to examine effects on Hib vaccination coverage. ► As expected booster dose coverage was reduced, but primary series coverage was also reduced in some states.