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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on first-line primary care in southeastern France: Feedback on the implementation of a real-time monitoring system based on regional health insurance data
CONCLUSION: The COVID-19 pandemic could lead to health effects other than those directly attributable to the coronavirus itself. Renouncing care may result in healthcare delays highly deleterious for people and society. Public authorities are preoccupied with these questions; they have set up action plans aimed at encouraging patients to seek treatment without delay. That said, the COVID-19 pandemic crisis has also created opportunities, such as the expansion of telemedicine. Although partial, these indicators can provide useful information enabling public decision makers to be reactive and to implement specific actions to...
Source: Revue d Epidemiologie et de Sante Publique - May 16, 2021 Category: Epidemiology Authors: B Davin-Casalena M Jardin H Guerrera None J Mabille H Tr éhard D Lapalus C M énager S Nauleau V Cassaro P Verger V Guagliardo Source Type: research

Children in U.S. May Miss 9 Million Vaccine Doses in 2020, Report Warns
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association said vaccinations for measles, polio and other highly contagious diseases had fallen by as much as 26 percent during the coronavirus pandemic.
Source: NYT Health - November 18, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Neil Vigdor Tags: Health Insurance and Managed Care Disease Rates Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Children and Childhood Measles Vaccination and Immunization Whooping Cough Poliomyelitis Blue Cross and Blue Shield Assn Source Type: news

Vaccination Coverage by Age 24 Months Among Children Born in 2016 and 2017 - National Immunization Survey-Child, United States, 2017-2019.
Abstract Immunization has been described as a "global health and development success story," and worldwide is estimated to prevent 2-3 million deaths annually.* In the United States, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) currently recommends vaccination against 14 potentially serious illnesses by the time a child reaches age 24 months (1). CDC monitors coverage with ACIP-recommended vaccines through the National Immunization Survey-Child (NIS-Child); data from the survey were used to estimate vaccination coverage at the national, regional, state, territorial, and selected local area levels† amo...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - October 23, 2020 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Hill HA, Yankey D, Elam-Evans LD, Singleton JA, Pingali SC, Santibanez TA Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: research