
Percentage change in coverage of not mandatory vaccines in Italy 2018, by vaccine
Among non mandatory vaccines, the vaccination rate against meningococcus C and ACYW was the one registering the biggest increase between 2016 and 2018 in Italy. According to data, the coverage against this disease increased by 13.82 percent for children in birth cohort 2015 compared to those in birth cohort 2014. In addition, the vaccination rate against meningococcus B increased by 11.83 percent.