Record Number of Children Vaccinated

[Guest guest]

Friday July 30, 2004

Immunization

Newsbriefs

Immunization Newsbriefs provide an easy way to keep on top of the latest

vaccine issues in the news. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (excluding

federal holidays), we post summaries of recent vaccine news coverage

" Record Number of Children Vaccinated "

Washington Post (07/30/04) P. A3; Brown,

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Thursday

that last year, 79 percent of American children received the full round of

recommended immunizations by the time they reached three years of age, an

all-time high for the United States and a nearly 5 percent increase over

2002's vaccination rate. Overall, the lowest immunization rates last year

were found in big cities and in Western states, with Colorado recording the

lowest rate at 68 percent. Connecticut had the highest rate of immunization

at 94 percent. The new report covers vaccination against diphtheria,

pertussis, tetanus, measles, mumps, rubella, Haemophilus influenzae type B,

polio, and hepatitis B. The CDC noted that uptake rates for two new vaccines

that were not included in last year's overall calculation--varicella

(chickenpox) and pneumoccocal conjugate--have been rising as well. CDC

Director Dr. L. Gerberding said the figures are encouraging, but she

warns that there are still roughly 1 million American children who have not

been fully immunized. " This is the record year ... but we still have

challenges in protecting children from these devastating diseases, " she

said.

[Guest guest]

Friday July 30, 2004

Immunization

Newsbriefs

Immunization Newsbriefs provide an easy way to keep on top of the latest

vaccine issues in the news. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (excluding

federal holidays), we post summaries of recent vaccine news coverage

" Record Number of Children Vaccinated "

Washington Post (07/30/04) P. A3; Brown,

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Thursday

that last year, 79 percent of American children received the full round of

recommended immunizations by the time they reached three years of age, an

all-time high for the United States and a nearly 5 percent increase over

2002's vaccination rate. Overall, the lowest immunization rates last year

were found in big cities and in Western states, with Colorado recording the

lowest rate at 68 percent. Connecticut had the highest rate of immunization

at 94 percent. The new report covers vaccination against diphtheria,

pertussis, tetanus, measles, mumps, rubella, Haemophilus influenzae type B,

polio, and hepatitis B. The CDC noted that uptake rates for two new vaccines

that were not included in last year's overall calculation--varicella

(chickenpox) and pneumoccocal conjugate--have been rising as well. CDC

Director Dr. L. Gerberding said the figures are encouraging, but she

warns that there are still roughly 1 million American children who have not

been fully immunized. " This is the record year ... but we still have

challenges in protecting children from these devastating diseases, " she

said.

[Guest guest]

Friday July 30, 2004

Immunization

Newsbriefs

Immunization Newsbriefs provide an easy way to keep on top of the latest

vaccine issues in the news. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (excluding

federal holidays), we post summaries of recent vaccine news coverage

" Record Number of Children Vaccinated "

Washington Post (07/30/04) P. A3; Brown,

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Thursday

that last year, 79 percent of American children received the full round of

recommended immunizations by the time they reached three years of age, an

all-time high for the United States and a nearly 5 percent increase over

2002's vaccination rate. Overall, the lowest immunization rates last year

were found in big cities and in Western states, with Colorado recording the

lowest rate at 68 percent. Connecticut had the highest rate of immunization

at 94 percent. The new report covers vaccination against diphtheria,

pertussis, tetanus, measles, mumps, rubella, Haemophilus influenzae type B,

polio, and hepatitis B. The CDC noted that uptake rates for two new vaccines

that were not included in last year's overall calculation--varicella

(chickenpox) and pneumoccocal conjugate--have been rising as well. CDC

Director Dr. L. Gerberding said the figures are encouraging, but she

warns that there are still roughly 1 million American children who have not

been fully immunized. " This is the record year ... but we still have

challenges in protecting children from these devastating diseases, " she

said.

[Guest guest]

Friday July 30, 2004

Immunization

Newsbriefs

Immunization Newsbriefs provide an easy way to keep on top of the latest

vaccine issues in the news. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (excluding

federal holidays), we post summaries of recent vaccine news coverage

" Record Number of Children Vaccinated "

Washington Post (07/30/04) P. A3; Brown,

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Thursday

that last year, 79 percent of American children received the full round of

recommended immunizations by the time they reached three years of age, an

all-time high for the United States and a nearly 5 percent increase over

2002's vaccination rate. Overall, the lowest immunization rates last year

were found in big cities and in Western states, with Colorado recording the

lowest rate at 68 percent. Connecticut had the highest rate of immunization

at 94 percent. The new report covers vaccination against diphtheria,

pertussis, tetanus, measles, mumps, rubella, Haemophilus influenzae type B,

polio, and hepatitis B. The CDC noted that uptake rates for two new vaccines

that were not included in last year's overall calculation--varicella

(chickenpox) and pneumoccocal conjugate--have been rising as well. CDC

Director Dr. L. Gerberding said the figures are encouraging, but she

warns that there are still roughly 1 million American children who have not

been fully immunized. " This is the record year ... but we still have

challenges in protecting children from these devastating diseases, " she

said.