Asborg A Bjertnaes, Jacob H Grundt, Hilde M Donkor, Petur B Juliusson, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, Arild Vaktskjold, Trond Markestad, Mads N Holten-Andersen
No significant associations between breastfeeding practices and overweight in 8-year-old children
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
vaccination mandates elementary middle school attendance shown increase vaccination rates decrease burden vaccinepreventable diseases fewer studies evaluated similar requirements child care attendance study provides robust quasiexperimental estimates effect state laws mandating pneumococcal conjugate vaccine child care attendance vaccination coverage among children aged 1935 months using providerverified immunization histories 20012018 waves national immunization surveychild leveraging staggered implementation vaccination requirements across states generalized differenceindifferences approach implemented compare regressionadjusted changes vaccination coverage among children states without child care mandate pneumococcal conjugate vaccine dynamics estimated treatment effects analyzed using event study analysis data analyses conducted 20192020 state adoption child care mandate pneumococcal conjugate vaccine increased likelihood resident children aged 1935 months completed 4dose pneumococcal conjugate vaccine series 312 percentage points p001 statistically significant gains pneumococcal conjugate vaccine coverage identified first year following policy implementation found persist period 7 years results indicate state adoption child care mandate pneumococcal conjugate vaccine leads increase proportion resident children aged 1935 months date pneumococcal conjugate vaccine