Effect of the mandatory vaccination law on measles and rubella incidence and vaccination coverage in Italy (2013-2019)

• Main Authors: Alessandro Sindoni (Author), Valentina Baccolini (Author), Giovanna Adamo (Author), Azzurra Massimi (Author), Giuseppe Migliara (Author), Corrado De Vito (Author), Carolina Marzuillo (Author), Paolo Villari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Despite the introduction of the trivalent vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella) more than 20 years ago, measles outbreaks have occurred in Europe, including Italy, due to its underutilization. In Italy mandatory vaccination was established in 2017 (Decree Law 119/2017). This study aimed at evaluating th...