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COVID-19 Vaccination Status Among Korean Pediatric Population With Comorbidities

Areum Shin1, Dong Wook Kim2, Young-Eun Kim3

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Journal of Korean Medical Science
|August 15, 2023
PubMed

Insights

Korean children with comorbidities show higher COVID-19 vaccination rates, yet remain low overall. Immunocompromised children have the lowest two-dose rates, indicating a need for proactive vaccination strategies.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Infectious Diseases
  • Public Health
  • Vaccinology

Background:

  • Children with comorbidities are at increased risk for severe COVID-19.
  • Low COVID-19 vaccination rates persist in Korean children, particularly those aged 5-11 years.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze COVID-19 vaccination status in Korean pediatric patients (5-17 years) with comorbidities.
  • To identify disparities in vaccination rates based on comorbidity type and age group.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the National Health Insurance Service database for data extraction.
  • Analyzed vaccination status for pediatric populations with and without comorbidities up to July 2022.

Main Results:

  • Pediatric patients with comorbidities had higher vaccination rates than the general pediatric population across age groups (5-11 and 12-17 years).
  • Significant variations in vaccination rates were observed among different comorbidity categories.
  • Children with immunodeficiency exhibited the lowest two-dose vaccination rates (1.1% for 5-11 years, 51.2% for 12-17 years).

Conclusions:

  • Despite higher rates among those with comorbidities, overall pediatric COVID-19 vaccination in Korea remains low and stagnant.
  • Targeted, proactive vaccination strategies are essential, especially for high-risk groups like children with immunodeficiency.
  • Continuous surveillance is crucial to monitor and improve pediatric vaccination coverage.

Keywords:
COVID-19 VaccineChildrenComorbidity

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