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Influenza Vaccination Trends Among Children and Adolescents, 2017-2023

  • By

  • Madhura S. Rane

  • Geetha Gopalan

  • Joseph Nahmias

  • Michael L. Rinke

  • Chloe A. Teasdale

  • June 8, 2026

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    Influenza vaccination coverage for children in the Bronx decreased by 12.9% from the 2019-2020 to the 2022-2023 seasons.

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    Coverage in the 2022-2023 season was 16% lower for 10- to 14-year-olds and 15% lower for 5- to 9-year-olds compared to the 2017-2018 season.

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    Children using self-pay had 20% lower vaccination coverage, while those on Medicaid had 12% lower coverage in the 2022-2023 season compared to 2017-2018.

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    The study analyzed data from 138,500 unique children aged 2 months to 18 years across 1,430,715 visits from 2017 to 2023.

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    Influenza vaccination rates showed disparities by age and insurance type, with greater declines observed in school-aged children and adolescents.

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Influenza Vaccination Trends Among Children and Adolescents, 2017-2023

  • by Madhura S. Rane, Geetha Gopalan, Joseph Nahmias, Michael L. Rinke, Chloe A. Teasdale

  • June 8, 2026

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