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. 2004 Jan;89(1):48-9.

Ethnic differences in the rates of BCG vaccination

S A Deshpande  1
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Ethnic differences in the rates of BCG vaccination

S A Deshpande. Arch Dis Child. 2004 Jan.

Abstract

An audit of the selective neonatal BCG immunisation programme showed that only 51% of eligible infants received the vaccination. Infants of Indian subcontinental origin (ISC) were significantly more likely to have been vaccinated than non-ISC infants (ISC 70% v non-ISC 29%). Greater awareness of the eligibility of non-ISC infants for BCG as well as simplification of the eligibility criteria are needed to help increase BCG vaccination rates.

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