Vaccine-preventable diseases in Ecuador and Latinamerica: a Public Heatlh problem
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ENFERMEDAD PREVENIBLE POR VACUNACIÓN, SUDAMÉRICA, NIÑOS, TASAS DE VACUNACIÓNAbstract
ntroduction: Current vaccination coverage rates in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are lower than regional rates set by the Pan American Health Organization, and this has been further exacerbated by COVID-19 pandemic in the Americas during 2020 and 2021.
Objective: The objective of this study is to inform the medical community about the gap regarding coverage of immunizations for vaccine-preventable diseases in pediatric age groups in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Materials and methods: Various bibliographic sources were used obtained from search engines such as PubMed®, Scopus, and Google Scholar, using the following keywords and MeSH terms: "vaccine-preventable disease, South America, children, vaccine rates." PICO questions were formulated when looking for therapeutic studies using the Trip® search engine. Later, results were discriminated based on significance and the relevance of the article titles. A total of 206 studies were discarded completely, and 18 were selected, along with other 3 documents which were chosen to do this review article.
Results and conclusions: The pandemic has jeopardized the fulfilment of integrated surveillance indicators for measles/rubella and acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). Despite many victories in the region, Latin American vaccination policies have significant deficiencies, and more work is needed to keep the progress and to be prepared for the introduction of newly available vaccines.
A common regulatory framework for vaccine approval is needed to speed up delivery and bring together human, technological, and scientific resources in the region. These reforms are now crucial, particularly now that vaccines for previously neglected diseases in the developing world have become available.
Keywords: vaccine-preventable disease, South America, children, vaccination rates.
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