Publications by authors named "Laibao Yang"
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- Seasonal influenza is a major public health issue, and this study analyzed vaccination coverage in Pudong New Area, Shanghai, from 2013 to 2023, using data from the Shanghai Immunization Planning Information System.
- A total of 1,421,295 vaccinations were given, with the quadrivalent and trivalent vaccines making up a majority, yet the overall average vaccination coverage rate was only 2.27%.
- Notably, children aged 0-4 had the highest vaccination rate at 22.52%, while young adults aged 20-24 had the lowest at 0.32%; the study suggests increasing awareness and offering free vaccinations to boost rates, especially among adults.
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- This study examined the inactivated A71 (EV-A71) vaccination levels and its impact on hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) in Pudong New Area, Shanghai, using data from 2016 to 2022.
- Out of 484,056 vaccine doses given, the first dose vaccination rate was 14.03%, while the full vaccination rate was 13.33%, and significant yearly differences were found.
- Despite the low vaccine coverage, HFMD incidence showed a decline post-vaccination, with most cases being caused by non-EV-A71 and non-CV-A16, highlighting the need for new combined vaccines for better protection.
Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn) is a common respiratory pathogen and the main cause of bacterial pneumonia, meningitis, and bacteremia, acute otitis media. Imported 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) was licensed in China and introduced in Shanghai in 2017. We aim to describe PCV13 vaccination trends and pneumonia incidence of children under 5 from 2017 to 2020, then estimate the effectiveness of PCV13 against community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children under 5 in Shanghai, China.
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