Name: Ocyo, Elena T.

Date: November 19, 2021

Group: BSN 2-I Group A Name of CI: Sir Rambo Ebbes

I. TITLE: COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 12–17 Years — United
States, December 14, 2020–July 31, 2021
AUTHOR: Bhavini Patel Murthy, MD; Elizabeth Zell, MStat; Ryan Saelee, MPH; Neil Murthy,
MD; Lu Meng, PhD; Seth Meador, MPH; Kirsten Reed, MPH; Lauren Shaw, MS; Lynn Gibbs-
Scharf, MPH; A.D. McNaghten, PhD; Anita Patel, PharmD; Shannon Stokley, DrPH; Stephen
Flores, PhD; Jonathan S. Yoder, MPH; Carla L. Black, PhD; LaTreace Q. Harris, MPH
SOURCE: MMWR, covid-19 vaccination coverage among ... - cdc.gov. (n.d.).
Retrieved November 19, 2021, from
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/pdfs/mm7035e1-H.pdf.

YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2021

II. SUMMARY

Whilst extreme COVID-19 disease and hospitalization are more prevalent in adults, similar
results can occur in teens, and during period March 2020–April 2021, approximately one-
third of children admitted with COVID-19 requiring critical care, and 5% compelled
endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation. So this study, as well as the CDC,
investigated immunization coverage with one dose and fulfillment of the two-dose
vaccination regimen among teenagers aged 12–17 years.

III. NURSING IMPLICATIONS

A. To Nursing Practice

It is essential as it aids in enhancing teenage COVID-19 vaccine coverage to lower

COVID-19–related morbidity and death among teenagers and can contribute to the
secure resumption of schools for in-person instruction.

B. To Nursing Education

As a student nurse, education and studies relating to COVID-19, whether solely about
the virus or its treatment, but as on this study which specifies on vaccination coverage
among young children aged 12-17, during nurse trainings has the potential to positively
impact the future workforce's skills, abilities, self-confidence, and attitudes when supporting
young children who would like to be vaccinated.

C. To Nursing Research

This article's results are restricted to only state-level vaccination coverage statistics were
gathered and examined; because Idaho was omitted, the findings do not apply to the
whole United States; vaccinations from various entities utilized varied data submission
procedures, which may have resulted in an underestimating of the percentage of those
who finished the immunization series; if a patient acquired a different receiver ID by mistake
after getting their second dosage, the first and second doses could not be connected and
due to inadequate data, vaccination coverage could not be determined based on race
and ethnicity. Thus, future studies would might also explain and focus on these concerns to
most effectively adapt and target future encounters.

IV. PERSONAL INSIGHTS

I partially agree despite the restrictions on this study, especially this crucial time as
children and their parents can benefit from targeted outreach and interaction, which can
assist boost vaccination assurance, acceptability, and uptake.
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