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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Pinkney, Jodian A.
• Carroll, Kamali N.
• Rich, Katherine M.
• Hurtado, Rocio M.
• Ciaranello, Andrea L.
• Bogart, Laura M.
• Ojikutu, Bisola O.
• Hyle, Emily P.

Titel

Need for open data on COVID-19 vaccine uptake among pregnant people in the Caribbean: a call to action

Ist Teil von

• Revista panamericana de salud pública, 2023-01, Vol.47 (155), p.1-e155

Ort / Verlag

Washington: Pan American Health Organization (Organizacion Panamericana de la Salud)

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Pregnant people with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have a higher risk of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes compared with pregnant people without COVID-19. In 2021, large increases in maternal mortality were reported in Jamaica, almost half of which were attributable to COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccination has been shown to reduce these risks, but low- and middle-income countries lack free, publicly available data, known as open data, on COVID-19 vaccine uptake for their pregnant populations. The objectives of this paper were to: review how high-income countries use open data to detect trends in COVID-19 vaccine uptake among pregnant people and develop vaccination distribution strategies; outline barriers to making open data available for maternal COVID-19 vaccination in the Caribbean; and propose a multipronged strategy that would increase the availability of open data on maternal COVID-19 vaccination in the Caribbean. A multipronged strategy to fill the data void would involve: (i) utilizing existing Caribbean maternal immunization data collection entities; (ii) adapting digital software tools to establish maternal electronic immunization registries; and (iii) collaborating with local partners skilled in data analytics. Making open data available for COVID-19 vaccine uptake among pregnant people in the Caribbean could offer substantial benefits, including the development of measurable maternal COVID-19 vaccination goals and the facilitation of vaccine decision-making discussions between providers and pregnant people.