Open AccessImpact of State Vaccine Financing Policy on Uptake of Heptavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
Author(s) -
Shan Stokley,
Kate M. Shaw,
Lawrence Barker,
Jeanne M. Santoli,
Abigail Shefer
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2004.057810
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumococcal conjugate vaccine , meningococcal vaccine , environmental health , vaccination , virology , immunization , streptococcus pneumoniae , immunology , antigen , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , biology
We examined heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) uptake among children aged 19 to 35 months in the United States and determined how uptake rates differed by state vaccine financing policy.