Vaccination in young, middle age and elderly adults in Mexico

Objective. To estimate the prevalence of vaccination history among adults aged 20 to 59 years and 60 years and more by self-report. Materials and methods. Analysis of data obtained from the Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutricion 2022 (Ensanut 2022). Results. 27.4% of adults aged 20-39 years reported having received double viral vaccine (measles and rubella [MR]) and 57.3% of adults aged 20-59 years any vaccine containing tetanus toxoid in the last ten years. Among women aged 29- 49 years, 18.7% (95%IC: 17.0,20.5) and 58.46% (95%IC: 56.2,60.7) had been vaccinated with MR and Td vaccines, respectively. Among individuals 60 years of age or more, 48.8% (95%IC: 45.9,51.7), 24.4% (95%IC: 22.2,26.8) and 49.1% (95%IC: 46.1,52.2) reported having received Td, pneumococcal vaccine, and seasonal influenza vaccine since September of the year prior to the survey, respectively. Conclusion. The results of this study show that a considerable proportion of adults, women of childbearing age and older adults were not protected against vaccine-preventable diseases in 2022.