Abstract | Importance: Objective: To evaluate the effect on safety and coverage of earlier (age 18 months) scheduling of MMRV vaccine as the second dose of measles-containing vaccine (MCV) in Australia. Design, Setting, and Participants: Prospective active sentinel safety surveillance comparing the relative incidence (RI) of FSs in toddlers given MMRV and measles- mumps- rubella (MMR) and a national cohort study of vaccine coverage rates and timeliness before and after MMRV vaccine introduction were conducted. All Australian children aged 11 to 72 months were included in the coverage analysis, and 1471 Australian children aged 11 to 59 months were included in the FS analysis, with a focus on those aged 11 to 23 months. Main Outcomes and Measures: Results: Of the 1471 children, the median age at first FS was 21 months (interquartile range [IQR], 14-31 months). Three hundred ninety-one children were aged 11 to 23 months and had at least 1 FS included in the analysis; of these, 207 (52.9%) were male. A total of 278 children (71.1%) had received MMR followed by MMRV vaccine, 97 (24.8%) had received MMR vaccine only, and 16 (4.1%) had received neither vaccine. There was no increased risk of FSs (RI, 1.08; 95% CI, 0.55-2.13) in the 5 to 12 days following MMRV vaccine given as the second MCV to toddlers. Febrile seizures occurred after dose 1 of MMR vaccine at a known low increased risk (RI, 2.71; 95% CI, 1.71- 4.29). Following program implementation, 2-dose MCV coverage at age 36 months exceeded that obtained at age 60 months in historical cohorts recommended to receive MMR vaccine before school entry, and on-time vaccination increased by 13.5% (from 58.9% to 72.4%). Despite no change in the scheduled age of varicella vaccine, use of MMRV vaccine was associated with a 4.0% increase in 1-dose varicella vaccine coverage. Conclusions and Relevance: To our knowledge, this is the first study to provide evidence of the absence of an association between use of MMRV vaccine as the second dose of MCV in toddlers and an increased risk of FSs. Incorporation of MMRV vaccine has facilitated improvements in vaccine coverage that will potentially improve disease control.
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Authors | Kristine Macartney, Heather F Gidding, Lieu Trinh, Han Wang, Aditi Dey, Brynley Hull, Karen Orr, Jocelynne McRae, Peter Richmond, Michael Gold, Nigel Crawford, Jennifer A Kynaston, Peter McIntyre, Nicholas Wood, Paediatric Active Enhanced Disease Surveillance Network |
Journal | JAMA pediatrics
(JAMA Pediatr)
Vol. 171
Issue 10
Pg. 992-998
(10 01 2017)
ISSN: 2168-6211 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 28806450
(Publication Type: Evaluation Study, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Chickenpox Vaccine
- Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine
- Vaccines, Combined
- measles, mumps, rubella, varicella vaccine
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Topics |
- Australia
- Chickenpox Vaccine
(administration & dosage, adverse effects)
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Humans
- Immunization Schedule
- Incidence
- Infant
- Male
- Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine
(administration & dosage, adverse effects)
- Prospective Studies
- Seizures, Febrile
(epidemiology, etiology)
- Vaccines, Combined
(administration & dosage, adverse effects)
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