Table 2.
National vaccine coverage (VC) rates (%) registered for recommended vaccinations at 12 months, 24 months, and 13 years of age, stratified by vaccine type and year of administration, along with the percentage differences between the 2019 and 2020 rates in Italy.
| Target Age Group | VPD | VC Rates (%) by Year of Vaccine Administration |
% Difference (2020 vs. 2019) | p-Value * | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | ||||
| 12 months | Rotavirus | 60.94 (265,168/435,162) |
70.34 (291,017/413,728) |
+9.40 | <0.001 |
| 24 months | Men B | 68.98 (313,721/454,775) |
66.30 (288,154/434,596) |
−2.68 | <0.001 |
| Men C | 79.44 (361,288/454,775) |
70.96 (308,371/434,596) |
−8.48 | <0.001 | |
| Men ACWY | 46.58 (211,836/454,775) |
51.27 (222,797/434,596) |
+4.69 | <0.001 | |
| PNC | 92.00 (418,380/454,775) |
90.58 (393,655/434,596) |
−1.42 | <0.001 | |
| 13 years | HPV (females) | 60.83 (168,680/277,302) |
58.66 (160,219/273,154) |
−2.17 | <0.001 |
| HPV (males) | 44.84 (130,907/291,966) |
46.61 (135,249/290,170) |
+1.77 | <0.001 | |
* Chi-square test (2020 vs. 2019); HPV: human papillomavirus; Men B, C, and ACWY: N. meningitidis serogroups B, C, and ACW135Y; PNC: S. pneumoniae; VC: vaccination coverage; VPD: vaccine-preventable disease; data source: data from the Italian Regions/Autonomous Provinces.