Immunization Coverage Summary
Immunization Coverage is
the percentage of children ages 19 to 35 months who have received the
suggested early childhood immunizations listed in Table 12. Early
childhood immunization has been shown to be a safe and cost-effective
manner of controlling diseases within the population.
Table
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displays the 2007 ranks, based on 2006 data (National Immunization
Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). It ranges from
immunization coverage of 86 percent or more in
Massachusetts,
Wisconsin,
Connecticut and
Vermont to less than 70 percent in
Nevada. Compared to coverage in the
prior year, coverage for the complete series of immunizations in the
United States has decreased slightly from 80.8 to 80.6 percent of
children ages 19 to 35 months. In the last year, coverage has decreased
in 29 states and has increased in 20 states. Coverage in Hawaii has not
changed. Coverage in Arkansas,
Utah,
Missouri and Oregon has increased
by 5 percent or more of children ages 19 to 35 months.
Nebraska,
Mississippi,
Massachusetts and
Montana decreased more than 5 percent
of the population. In the last 13 years, coverage in the United States
increased from 55.1 percent to 80.6 percent of children ages 19 to 35
months who received the complete set of immunizations; however, the rate
of improvement has leveled off in the last three years, remaining at
approximately 80 percent of children receiving a full set of
immunizations.
The Guide to Community
Preventive Services has numerous proven methods to increase the rate of
vaccinations in a community that include ways to increase the demand in
the community, improving access and system-based or provider-based
innovations. See their suggestions at
http://www.thecommunityguide.org/vaccine/default.htm.
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