Vaccination coverage and immunity levels against vaccine-preventable diseases in male Air Force recruits in Greece.

CONCLUSION: Our study showed that young adults have significant immunity gaps against measles, rubella, varicella, hepatitis A and hepatitis B. Complete vaccination rates were suboptimal against hepatitis A and varicella. Strategies to access young adults and increase immunity rates through catch-up vaccination services should be investigated. A third dose of MMR vaccine should be considered for young adolescents in Greece.
PMID: 31761499 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Vaccine - November 20, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Maltezou HC, Karantoni H, Petrikkos P, Georgota P, Katerelos P, Liona A, Tsagarakis S, Theodoridou M, Hatzigeorgiou D Tags: Vaccine Source Type: research