Summary What is already known on this topic?Limited data exist regarding the coverage of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine(PCV13)in China.A lack of official statistics,coupled with an insufficient body of p...Summary What is already known on this topic?Limited data exist regarding the coverage of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine(PCV13)in China.A lack of official statistics,coupled with an insufficient body of published literature,hinders the accurate depiction of the current situation.What is added by this report?This study investigated the utilization of PCV13 and estimated its coverage in nine provinces across eastern,central,and western China between 2019 and 2021.Despite an annual increase in PCV13 usage during this period,the overall coverage remained suboptimal.展开更多
文摘Summary What is already known on this topic?Limited data exist regarding the coverage of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine(PCV13)in China.A lack of official statistics,coupled with an insufficient body of published literature,hinders the accurate depiction of the current situation.What is added by this report?This study investigated the utilization of PCV13 and estimated its coverage in nine provinces across eastern,central,and western China between 2019 and 2021.Despite an annual increase in PCV13 usage during this period,the overall coverage remained suboptimal.
