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Vaccination Coverage with Selected Vaccines and Exemption Rates Among Children in Kindergarten - United States, 2021-22 School Year.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep ; 72(2): 26-32, 2023 Jan 13.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2204203
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State and local school vaccination requirements protect students and communities against vaccine-preventable diseases (1). This report summarizes data collected by state and local immunization programs* on vaccination coverage and exemptions to vaccination among children in kindergarten in 49 states† and the District of Columbia and provisional enrollment or grace period status for kindergartners in 27 states§ for the 2021-22 school year. Nationwide, vaccination coverage with 2 doses of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR) was 93.5%¶; with the state-required number of diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) doses was 93.1%**; with poliovirus vaccine (polio) was 93.5%††; and with the state-required number of varicella vaccine doses was 92.8%.§§ Compared with the 2020-21 school year, vaccination coverage decreased 0.4-0.9 percentage points for all vaccines. Although 2.6% of kindergartners had an exemption for at least one vaccine,¶¶ an additional 3.9% who did not have an exemption were not up to date with MMR. Although there has been a nearly complete return to in-person learning after COVID-19 pandemic-associated disruptions, immunization programs continued to report COVID-19-related impacts on vaccination assessment and coverage. Follow-up with undervaccinated students and catch-up campaigns remain important for increasing vaccination coverage to prepandemic levels to protect children and communities from vaccine-preventable diseases.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Vaccine-Preventable Diseases / COVID-19 Type of study: Cohort study / Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Vaccines Limits: Child / Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Year: 2023 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Vaccine-Preventable Diseases / COVID-19 Type of study: Cohort study / Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Vaccines Limits: Child / Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Year: 2023 Document Type: Article