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. 2022 Feb 18;18(1):2031776. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2022.2031776

Table 1.

Framework analysis across countries

Problem Context Policy implementation and required organizational mechanisms Key observations
Decline in infant MCV coverage
  • Global rise of antivaccination sentiment; increasing levels of misinformation

  • Increased politicization of immunization

  • Decreasing trust in public health authorities, health-care systems, and governments

  • Stronger central coordination of immunization programs and local/regional implementation

  • Introduction of mandatory vaccination, where appropriate

  • Introduction of central immunization registry to monitor vaccine coverage

  • HCW-led communication to reduce parental vaccine hesitancy

  • Address public concerns through an ongoing informed debate and education; can involve public interest groups to reduce political aspects

  • Parents have unmet immunization information needs

  • Public trust in immunization is impacted by broader institutional trust

  • Mandatory immunization can trigger short-term negative public reaction but demonstrates a long-term political commitment to immunization

Increasing disease burden in older age groups
  • Most immunization programs primarily address infant immunization needs

  • Adult immunization access may be limited

  • Introduction of adult catch-up campaigns (free-of-charge)

  • Increase immunization access through engaging of additional vaccinators (e.g., community pharmacists)

  • Outbreaks persist despite high national coverage

  • Increasing disease burden is in adults, ethnic and anthroposophical communities, and may not be reached by routine vaccine services

  • Centralized immunization registries can help monitor uptake

Identify and reduce disease burden in hard-to-reach populations
  • Susceptible/vulnerable communities are characterized by ethnic, religious, socioeconomic, education, or migration status

  • Identified and targeted only after outbreak

  • Conventional outbreak responses may not address specific community needs

  • Address the specific needs of underserved communities; greater understanding can guide tailored responses and increase compliance

  • Solutions involve community engagement beyond health-care systems

  • Outbreaks occur in populations with high nationwide coverage where immunization gaps exist in underserved populations

  • Measles importation is important and international communities may share similar immunization attitudes; and may benefit from similar tailored strategies

Ensure agile response to changing epidemiology and outbreaks
  • Delays in local implementation of outbreak response measures may reduce their impact

  • Public health decisions are not always evidence-based and may be influenced by political factors

  • Resource constraints can reduce the capacity and ability to adapt to changing needs

  • Clear division of competencies and responsibilities between central and regional health-care systems and strong central coordination can improve impact of response measures

  • Streamlining diverse stakeholder responsibilities can improve response agility

  • Agile adjustment of immunization policy can address changing disease burden

  • Decentralized health-care systems require cooperation of regional authorities in implementing central strategies; local engagement is important for local public support

  • Stronger central coordination improves the regional commitment

  • Absence of public representation in policy-making may weaken acceptance and lead to challenges to policy decisions