Table 1.
Vaccine distribution with the two schemes across the public and private sectors
| Scheme | 1st dose 2 months |
2nd dose 4 months |
3rd dose 6 months |
Booster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | n | Percentage | n | Percentage | n | Percentage | n | |||
| Public sector† | 94% | 660,542 | 94% | 660,542 | 94% | 660,542 | 94% | 660,542 | ||
| Private sector† | 6% | 42,162 | 6% | 42,162 | 6% | 42,162 | 6% | 42,162 | ||
| Public sector-vaccination coverage | 90% | 594,488 | 89% | 587,882 | 88% | 581,277 | 89% | 587,882 | ||
| 1. Full-term > 37 wks | 91.29% | 542,717 | 91.29% | 536,687 | 91.29% | 530,657 | 91.29% | 536,687 | ||
| 2. Pre-term < 37 wks > 1500 g | 7.58% | 45,039 | 7.58% | 44,539 | 7.58% | 44,308 | 7.58% | 44,539 | ||
| 3. #Pre-term < 1500 g (pentavalent plus IPV) | 0.57% | 3,365 | 0.57% | 3,328 | 0.57% | 3,291 | 1.13% | 6,656 | ||
| 4. #Pre-term < 1500 g (all hexavalent) | 0.57% | 3,365 | 0.57% | 3,328 | 0.57% | 3,291 | ||||
| Private sector- vaccination coverage | 100% | 42,162 | 100% | 42,162 | 100% | 42,162 | 100% | 42,162 | ||
| 5. Full-term > 37 wks | 91.29% | 38,491 | 91.29% | 38,491 | 91.29% | 38,491 | 91.29% | 38,491 | ||
| 6. Pre-term < 37 wks > 1500 g | 7.58% | 3,194 | 7.58% | 3,194 | 7.58% | 3,194 | 7.58% | 3,194 | ||
| 7. Pre-term < 1500 g | 1.13% | 477 | 1.13% | 477 | 1.13% | 477 | 1.13% | 477 | ||
Entire cohort (n = 702,704) G, grams; wks, weeks
†The ministry of health in Argentina acquires and distributes vaccines for the National Immunization Program for 94% of the covered population regardless of their healthcare affiliation (i.e. both the public and social security sectors), the administration of which is free, with the exception of those in the private insurance sector who account for rest (6%)
#Coverage disaggregated for the current scheme. Both groups 3 and 4 shown in the table all received hexavalent vaccine in the alternative scheme