TY - JOUR T1 - Cancelled routine vaccination appointments due to COVID-19 pandemic in Germany AU - Schmid-Küpke, Nora Katharina AU - Matysiak-Klose, Dorothea AU - Siedler, Anette AU - Felgendreff, Lisa AU - Wieler, Lothar AU - Thaiss, Heidrun M. AU - Betsch, Cornelia AB - Pandemic measures to mitigate the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in Germany led to cancellations of routine vaccination appointments for both adults and children. Survey data indicate that, with easing pandemic restrictions, many cancelled appointments were rescheduled or caught up. Nevertheless, 40% of cancelled appointments were still not rescheduled and were primarily cancelled by patients. Therefore, doctors should regularly remind patients of vaccinations and use every visit to improve their vaccination statuses. KW - Routine vaccination KW - Cancellations KW - Pandemic KW - Covid-19 KW - Germany KW - Healthcare system KW - 610 Medizin und Gesundheit PY - 2021 LA - eng PB - Robert Koch-Institut JO - Vaccine: X VL - 2021 IS - 8 DO - 10.1016/j.jvacx.2021.100094 ER -