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U.S. Childhood Vaccine Rates Good but Could Be Better: CDC |
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| HealthDay News |
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| August 27, 2009 |
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| "More than three-quarters of
U.S. children have received the recommended vaccinations, but greater
efforts are needed to reach youngsters who are not fully immunized, a U.S.
government report finds. A 2008 survey of children from 19 months to 35
months of age, born between January 2005 and June 2007, found that 76.1
percent had received the recommended series of vaccines (called the
4:3:1:3:3:1 series), a rate statistically similar to the estimate of 77.4
percent in 2007. The national goal for coverage is 80 percent. 'Vaccination
is one of the most important things parents can do to protect their
children's health,' Dr. Melinda Wharton, deputy director of the National
Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said in a CDC news
release..." |
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Schools Lax on Vaccinations |
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| Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
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| June 7, 2009 |
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| "As the school year ends, district
officials across metro Atlanta have been trying to educate parents that
their children must be properly vaccinated before they return next fall.
Georgia schools continued to violate state law during the 2008-09 school
year, allowing children to enroll and remain in class despite missing
required shots or having no vaccination records at all, according to new
data obtained under the state Open Records Act..." |
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Keeping Appointments Key to Keeping Vaccines on Track |
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| HealthDay News |
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| May 5, 2009 |
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| "Scheduling issues, communication
problems and a lack of belief in the importance of vaccinations have
been identified as some of the biggest hurdles to getting parents to
bring their children in for immunization appointments, U.S. researchers
report. Missed appointments were linked to children being 2.5 times more
likely to be behind in their immunization requirements, according to
investigators in New York City..." |
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Students Face More Vaccinations |
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| Topeka Capital Journal (KS) |
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| March 10, 2009 |
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| "Kansas students will be getting more
shots before going back to school next fall after the state health
department increased immunization requirements. Students in sixth
through ninth grades will see the biggest changes this year, including
three doses of hepatitis B vaccine that previously were required only
for pupils in kindergarten through fifth grade. All students will be
required to have those vaccinations for the 2010-2011 school year. 'he
need for vaccination coverage, based on the disease outbreaks that we've
had, overrode the need to gradually phase in requirements,' said Sue
Bowden, director of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment's
immunization program. 'We are motivated to get children protected
against the disease,' Bowden said. 'We have had varicella outbreaks
across the state...'" |
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Maine Kids' Immunization Rates Decline |
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| Bangor Daily News |
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| March 10, 2009 |
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| "Maine's compliance with federal
childhood immunization recommendations continues to slide, leaving more
youngsters at risk for potentially lethal illnesses such as polio,
diphtheria and whooping cough. The immunization rate is just one of a
number of indicators of children's well-being contained in a report
slated for release at the State House this morning. The annual Maine
KidsCount report compares year-to-year state data on poverty, education,
and physical and mental health..." |
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