Article ; Online: Introducing seasonal influenza vaccine in Bhutan: Country experience and achievements.
2023 Volume 41, Issue 48, Page(s) 7259–7264
Abstract: Bhutan successfully introduced multiple vaccines since the establishment of the Vaccine Preventable Disease Program in 1979. Surveillance and subsequent introduction of influenza vaccination became a public health priority for the Ministry of Health ... ...
| Abstract | Bhutan successfully introduced multiple vaccines since the establishment of the Vaccine Preventable Disease Program in 1979. Surveillance and subsequent introduction of influenza vaccination became a public health priority for the Ministry of Health following the influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic. Sentinel surveillance for influenza in Bhutan began in 2008, and a study of severe acute respiratory infection was conducted in 2017, which found the highest influenza burden in children aged <5 years and adults ≥50 years. Following review of surveillance and burden of disease data, the National Technical Advisory Group presented recommendations to Bhutan's Ministry of Health which approved influenza vaccine introduction for all five high-risk groups in the country. Upon the official launch of the program in June 2018, the Vaccine Preventable Disease Program began planning, budgeting, and procurement processes with technical and financial support from the Partnership for Influenza Vaccine Introduction, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Bhutan Health Trust Fund, and the World Health Organization. Influenza vaccination for high-risk groups was integrated into Bhutan's routine immunization services in all health care facilities beginning in November 2019 and vaccinated all populations in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Coverage levels between 2019 and 2022 were highest in children aged 6-24 months (62.5%-96.9%) and lowest in pregnant women (47.7%-62.5%). Bhutan maintained high coverage levels despite the COVID-19 pandemic by continued provision of influenza vaccine services at health centers during lockdowns, conducting communication and sensitization efforts, and using catch-up campaigns. Bhutan's experience with introducing and scaling up the influenza vaccine program contributed to the country's capacity to rapidly deploy its COVID-19 vaccination program in 2021. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Child ; Adult ; Humans ; Female ; Pregnancy ; Influenza Vaccines/therapeutic use ; Influenza, Human/epidemiology ; Influenza, Human/prevention & control ; Bhutan/epidemiology ; Seasons ; Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype ; COVID-19 Vaccines ; Pandemics/prevention & control ; Vaccine-Preventable Diseases/epidemiology ; Vaccination ; COVID-19/epidemiology | ||||||||||
| Chemical Substances | Influenza Vaccines ; COVID-19 Vaccines | ||||||||||
| Language | English | ||||||||||
| Publishing date | 2023-10-21 | ||||||||||
| Publishing country | Netherlands | ||||||||||
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. | ||||||||||
| ZDB-ID | 605674-x | ||||||||||
| ISSN | 1873-2518 ; 0264-410X | ||||||||||
| ISSN (online) | 1873-2518 | ||||||||||
| ISSN | 0264-410X | ||||||||||
| DOI | 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.10.053 | ||||||||||
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