Abstract
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.
Keywords:
Vaccines and immunisation; mandatory vaccination; measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine; vaccination coverage.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Communicable Disease Control / legislation & jurisprudence
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Communicable Disease Control / organization & administration
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Female
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Health Care Surveys
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Health Policy / legislation & jurisprudence*
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Humans
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Immunization Programs / statistics & numerical data*
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Infant
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Italy
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Male
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Mandatory Programs / legislation & jurisprudence*
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Program Evaluation
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Vaccination / legislation & jurisprudence*
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Vaccination / statistics & numerical data*
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Vaccination Coverage / statistics & numerical data*
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Viral Vaccines / administration & dosage*