Unit of Telemedicine, IRCCS, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital , Rome , Italy.
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control , Stockholm , Sweden.
Front Public Health. 2016 Mar 8;4:36. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00036. eCollection 2016.
In order to successfully control and eliminate vaccine-preventable infectious diseases, an appropriate vaccine coverage has to be achieved and maintained. This task requires a high level of effort as it may be compromised by a number of barriers. Public health agencies have issued specific recommendations to address these barriers and therefore improve immunization programs. In the present review, we characterize issues and challenges of immunization programs for which digital tools are a potential solution. In particular, we explore previously published research on the use of digital tools in the following vaccine-related areas: immunization registries, dose tracking, and decision support systems; vaccine-preventable diseases surveillance; surveillance of adverse events following immunizations; vaccine confidence monitoring; and delivery of information on vaccines to the public. Subsequently, we analyze the limits of the use of digital tools in such contexts and envision future possibilities and challenges.
为了成功控制和消灭可预防疫苗的传染病，必须实现并维持适当的疫苗接种率。这一任务需要大量的努力，因为它可能会受到许多障碍的影响。公共卫生机构已经提出了具体建议，以解决这些障碍，从而改进免疫规划。在本综述中，我们对免疫规划中可能需要使用数字工具的问题和挑战进行了描述。具体来说，我们探讨了之前发表的关于在以下与疫苗相关领域使用数字工具的研究：免疫登记册、剂量跟踪和决策支持系统；疫苗可预防疾病监测；疫苗接种后不良反应监测；疫苗信心监测；以及向公众提供疫苗信息。随后，我们分析了在这些情况下使用数字工具的局限性，并设想了未来的可能性和挑战。
