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Immunization Coverage
Immunization
Coverage is the percentage of children ages 19
to 35 months who have received the suggested early childhood
immunizations listed in Table 14. Early childhood immunization has been shown to be
a safe and cost-effective manner of controlling diseases within the
population.
Table 14
Immunization Coverage
|
Immunization |
Doses |
|
DTP |
4 or more |
|
Poliovirus |
3 or more |
|
MCV |
1 or more |
|
HiB |
3 or more |
|
HepB |
3 or more |
Table 30 displays the 2006
ranks, based on 2005 data (National Immunization Program, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention). It ranges from immunization coverage
of more than 90 percent in Massachusetts to less than 70 percent in
Nevada and
Arkansas. Compared to coverage in the prior year, coverage
for the complete series of immunizations in the United States has
essentially remained the same at 80.8 percent of children ages 19 to 35
months. In the last year, coverage has increased in 24 states and has
decreased in 24 states. Coverage in
Nebraska,
Kansas and
Colorado
increased the most (more than 6 percent), while coverage in
West
Virginia and Arkansas decreased the most (more than 10 percent). In
the last 11 years, coverage in the United States increased from 55.1
percent to 80.8 percent of children ages 19 to 35 months who received
the complete set of immunizations; however, the rate of improvement has
leveled off significantly in the last three years.
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Table 30 - Immunization Coverage
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ALPHABETICAL BY
STATE |
RANK ORDER |
|
2006 RANK (1-50) |
STATE |
Coverage among
Children 19-35 Months of Age |
SCORE |
2006 RANK (1-50) |
STATE |
Coverage among
Children 19-35 Months of Age |
SCORE |
|
17 |
Alabama |
83.3 |
3.1 |
1 |
Massachusetts |
93.5 |
12.1 |
|
45 |
Alaska |
75.4 |
-6.7 |
2 |
Nebraska |
89.1 |
10.3 |
|
33 |
Arizona |
79.2 |
-2.0 |
3 |
South Dakota |
86.9 |
7.5 |
|
49 |
Arkansas |
67.8 |
-12.1 |
4 |
Connecticut |
86.1 |
6.6 |
|
41 |
California |
77.9 |
-3.6 |
5 |
Virginia |
85.8 |
6.2 |
|
16 |
Colorado |
83.4 |
3.2 |
6 |
Minnesota |
85.2 |
5.4 |
|
4 |
Connecticut |
86.1 |
6.6 |
6 |
North Carolina |
85.2 |
5.4 |
|
11 |
Delaware |
84.2 |
4.2 |
8 |
North Dakota |
85.0 |
5.2 |
|
31 |
Florida |
79.3 |
-1.9 |
9 |
Iowa |
84.9 |
5.1 |
|
10 |
Georgia |
84.7 |
4.8 |
10 |
Georgia |
84.7 |
4.8 |
|
28 |
Hawaii |
80.1 |
-0.9 |
11 |
Delaware |
84.2 |
4.2 |
|
39 |
Idaho |
78.1 |
-3.3 |
12 |
Ohio |
84.1 |
4.1 |
|
15 |
Illinois |
83.5 |
3.3 |
13 |
Kansas |
83.8 |
3.7 |
|
39 |
Indiana |
78.1 |
-3.3 |
14 |
Mississippi |
83.6 |
3.5 |
|
9 |
Iowa |
84.9 |
5.1 |
15 |
Illinois |
83.5 |
3.3 |
|
13 |
Kansas |
83.8 |
3.7 |
16 |
Colorado |
83.4 |
3.2 |
|
29 |
Kentucky |
79.7 |
-1.4 |
17 |
Alabama |
83.3 |
3.1 |
|
43 |
Louisiana |
76.0 |
-5.9 |
17 |
Maine |
83.3 |
3.1 |
|
17 |
Maine |
83.3 |
3.1 |
19 |
Pennsylvania |
83.2 |
3.0 |
|
24 |
Maryland |
82.3 |
1.9 |
20 |
Rhode Island |
83.1 |
2.8 |
|
1 |
Massachusetts |
93.5 |
12.1 |
21 |
Tennessee |
82.9 |
2.6 |
|
23 |
Michigan |
82.7 |
2.4 |
22 |
New Hampshire |
82.8 |
2.5 |
|
6 |
Minnesota |
85.2 |
5.4 |
23 |
Michigan |
82.7 |
2.4 |
|
14 |
Mississippi |
83.6 |
3.5 |
24 |
Maryland |
82.3 |
1.9 |
|
31 |
Missouri |
79.3 |
-1.9 |
25 |
Wisconsin |
82.2 |
1.7 |
|
30 |
Montana |
79.6 |
-1.5 |
26 |
New York |
81.6 |
1.0 |
|
2 |
Nebraska |
89.1 |
10.3 |
27 |
Vermont |
81.5 |
0.9 |
|
49 |
Nevada |
66.7 |
-12.1 |
28 |
Hawaii |
80.1 |
-0.9 |
|
22 |
New Hampshire |
82.8 |
2.5 |
29 |
Kentucky |
79.7 |
-1.4 |
|
38 |
New Jersey |
78.2 |
-3.2 |
30 |
Montana |
79.6 |
-1.5 |
|
36 |
New Mexico |
78.4 |
-3.0 |
31 |
Florida |
79.3 |
-1.9 |
|
26 |
New York |
81.6 |
1.0 |
31 |
Missouri |
79.3 |
-1.9 |
|
6 |
North Carolina |
85.2 |
5.4 |
33 |
Arizona |
79.2 |
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