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The impact of mandatory vaccination law in Italy on mmr coverage rates in two of the largest italian regions (Emilia-romagna and sicily): An effective strategy to contrast vaccine hesitancy

Carlo SignorelliClaudio CostantinoBeatrice RicciMagda IalonardiDavide GoriAnna OdoneVitale FrancescoMaria Pia Fantini

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Pharmacologylcsh:RImmunologycoverage rateslcsh:MedicineMMR vaccinemedicine.diseaseMandatory vaccinationMeaslesArticleVaccinationMandatory vaccinationTrend analysisInfectious DiseasesGeographyVaccination coverageDrug DiscoverymedicinePharmacology (medical)Aggregate datamandatory vaccinationsCoverage rateVaccine hesitancyDemography

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Background: Vaccine hesitancy has increased worldwide, leading to reduction in vaccination coverage rates. In particular, reduction in the coverage for the trivalent Measles-Mumps-Rubella vaccine has led to an increase of measles cases. The aim of this study is to analyze the coverage rates for the MMR vaccine in the Emilia-Romagna Region (RER) and Sicily Region (SR) between 2009 and 2018, and to correlate any significant change to index events which could have modified the trend of vaccination rates. Methods: Official aggregate data on vaccination coverage at 24 months provided by the RER and the SR were analyzed through trend analysis and related to important index events. Results: The two regions showed similar results

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2020-01-30
10.3390/vaccines8010057https://hdl.handle.net/11585/807778