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MMWR Vaccination Coverage Articles/Reports
2012 MMWR Vaccination Coverage Reports
September 7, 2012, Vol 61 / No. 35
National, State, and Local Area Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19–35 Months — United States, 2011
This report describes national, state, and selected local area vaccination coverage by age 19–35 months for children born during January 2008–May 2010, based on 2011 National Immunization Survey (NIS) results...- August 31, 2012, Vol 61 / No. 34
National and State Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13–17 Years — United States, 2011
This report summarizes the results of that assessment, which indicated that, from 2010 to 2011, vaccination coverage increased for ≥1 dose Tdap on or after age 10 years (from 68.7% to 78.2%), ≥1 dose MenACWY (from 62.7% to 70.5%), and, among females, for ≥1 dose of HPV (from 48.7% to 53.0%) and ≥3 doses of HPV§ (from 32.0 to 34.8%)... - August 24, 2012, Vol 61 / No. 33
Vaccination Coverage Among Children in Kindergarten — United States, 2011–12 School Year
This report summarizes vaccination coverage, exemption rates, and reporting methods from the 2011–12 school year kindergarten vaccination assessments submitted by 56 grantees, including 49 states, DC, one city, and five other reporting areas….
2011 MMWR Vaccination Coverage Reports
- August 26, 2011, Vol 60 / No. 33
National and State Vaccination Coverage among Adolescents Aged 13 through 17 Years – United States, 2010
In 2010, vaccination coverage among adolescents aged 13 through 17 years increased from coverage in 2009; however, the percentage-point increase in ≥1 dose of HPV among females (4.4 points) was less than half the increase observed for ≥1 dose of Tdap (13.1) and ≥1 dose of MenACWY (9.1)…. - August 19, 2011, Vol 60 / No. 32
Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Health-Care Personnel – United States, 2010-11 Influenza Season
The results of this survey indicate that 66.2% of unvaccinated HCP believed that the influenza vaccine was safe. However, when compared with those vaccinated, significantly lower percentages of unvaccinated HCP expressed the beliefs that getting vaccinated was worth the time and expense and that influenza vaccination can protect them and the persons around them from disease. These results indicate that programs to educate HCP regarding the seriousness of influenza and the effectiveness of the vaccine in protecting HCP and their patients from illness should continue... - August 19, 2011, Vol 60 / No. 32
Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Pregnant Women – United States, 2010-11 Influenza Season
This study found that women who received a health-care provider offer were more likely to believe influenza vaccination was effective, protective, and safe for themselves and their infants, and were nearly five times more likely to report receipt of vaccination compared with those who visited a doctor but did not receive an offer of vaccination. Pregnant women who had previously received influenza vaccination were four times more likely to receive influenza vaccination compared with those without a prior history of influenza vaccination... - July 29, 2011, Vol 60 / No. 29
Characteristics Associated with Seasonal Influenza Vaccination of Preschool Children – Oregon, 2006-2008
This report summarizes the results. In Oregon, 37.7% of mothers reported that their children had received an influenza vaccination during the most recent influenza season. Factors positively associated with recent influenza vaccination in the multivariable-adjusted model were children's influenza vaccination in the previous year, children's receipt of all recommended immunizations, children's uninterrupted health insurance coverage, and mothers' unmarried status... - June 17, 2011, Vol 60 / No. 23
Place of Influenza Vaccination Among Adults – United States, 2010-11 Influenza season
This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which found that, for adults overall, a doctor's office was the most common place (39.8%) for receipt of the 2010-11 influenza vaccine, with stores (e.g., supermarkets or drug stores) (18.4%) and workplaces (17.4%) the next most common. For those aged 18-49 years and 50-64 years, a workplace was the second most common place of vaccination (25.7% and 21.1%, respectively). Persons aged ≥65 years who were not vaccinated at a doctor's office were most likely (24.3%) to have been vaccinated at a store... - June 3, 2011, Vol 60 / No. 2
Vaccination Coverage Among Children in Kindergarten – United States, 2009-10 School Year
This report summarizes data from school assessment surveys submitted to CDC by 48 federal immunization program grantees (including 47 states and the District of Columbia) for the 2009-10 school year to describe vaccination coverage and exemption rates. For that period, 17 grantees reported coverage of ≥95% for four vaccines (poliovirus, DTP/DTaP/DT, MMR, and HepB) and four grantees reported coverage of ≥95% for 2 doses of varicella vaccine...
2010 MMWR Vaccination Coverage Reports
- October 29, 2010, Vol 59/ No. 42
Global Routine Vaccination Coverage, 2009
This report summarizes global routine vaccination coverage during 2000-2009 and progress toward achieving GIVS goals. Routine vaccination coverage levels indicate recent immunization program performance and population immunity...
- August 20, 2010, Vol 59 / No. 32
National, State, and Local Area Vaccination Coverage among Adolescents Aged 13-17 Years -- United States, 2009
In 2009, vaccination coverage among adolescents aged 13-17 years increased substantially. As in 2008, adolescent vaccination coverage in 2009 also continued to vary widely among states and local areas, a variation that might be explained, in part, by different vaccination-promoting initiatives. Some of these initiatives include communication campaigns, strong partnerships with local professional organizations, universal funding of adolescent vaccinations, and middle school entry vaccination requirements... - July 2, 2010, Vol 59 / No. 25
Hepatitis A Vaccination Coverage Among U.S. Children Aged 12-23 Months -- Immunization Information System Sentinel Sites, 2006-2009
In August 2005, the minimum age for which the vaccine was licensed was lowered to 12 months, and in May 2006, ACIP recommended routine vaccination of all children aged 12-23 months, regardless of risk category or location. As a result, hepatitis A incidence in the U.S. reached a historic low in 2007, the most recent year for which data are available. To assess hepatitis A vaccine coverage among children aged 12-23 months from 2006 through 2009, CDC used data from eight Immunization Information System (IIS) sentinel sites... - May 7, 2010, Vol 59 / No. 17
Rotavirus Vaccination Coverage Among Infants Aged 5 Months -- Immunization Information System Sentinel Sites, United States, June 2006-June 2009
IIS sentinel sites are an important source of U.S. population-based data for the assessment of childhood and adolescent vaccination coverage. Although these data are not intended to be nationally representative, they provide quarterly vaccination information shortly after administration and are useful for identifying trends in administration of new vaccines and coverage of vaccines for which recommendations have changed over time, such as seasonal influenza vaccine...
2009 MMWR Vaccination Coverage Reports
- October 2, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 38
Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 6 Months-18 Years -- Eight Immunization Information System Sentinel Sites, U.S., 2008-09 Influenza Season
These data describe vaccination coverage among children aged 6 months-18 years during the 2008-09 influenza season, including all children aged 5-18 years who were not included in ACIP recommendations for influenza vaccination until guidance published in August 2008. Vaccination coverage increased from the 2007-08 season to the 2008-09 season among children aged 6 months-4 years at all eight sentinel sites. Increases have been observed previously at some, but not all, sentinel sites and have not been consistent from season to season... - August 28, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 33
Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 6 Months-18 Years -- Eight Immunization Information System Sentinel Sites, United States, 2008-09 Influenza Season
The results from the 2008 NIS, a vaccination coverage survey of children born during January 2005-June 2007, demonstrate that the nation's immunization program (i.e., the U.S. network of federal, state, and local public health officials in partnership with health-care providers and parents) remained successful in maintaining high vaccination rates among young children. However, with approximately 12,000 children born every day in the U.S. each requiring protection from vaccine-preventable diseases, continued attention is needed to meet Healthy People 2010 vaccination coverage levels... - July 3, 2009, Vol 58 / No. 25
Hepatitis A Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 24-35 Months United States, 2006 and 2007
This report updates previous findings regarding hepatitis A vaccination coverage, providing estimates based on NIS data for 2006 and 2007. From 2006 to 2007, estimated national hepatitis A vaccination coverage levels ... increased from 26.3% to 47.4%. The increase ... likely is the result of the expanded 2006 ACIP recommendations; adherence to these recommendations should lead to further declines in hepatitis A incidence in the United States...
2008 MMWR Vaccination Coverage Reports
- October 10, 2008, Vol 57
Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13-17 Years -- U.S., 2007
This report describes the findings from NIS--Teen 2007, which indicated substantial increases in receipt of new adolescent vaccinations compared with 2006, including Tdap and MCV4, and increases in coverage with childhood vaccinations, including MMR, HepB, and VAR... - September 26, 2008, Vol 57
Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 6-23 Months -- U.S., 2006-07 Influenza Season
The findings underscore the need to increase interest in and access to influenza vaccination for more children in the U.S. Further study is needed to identify knowledge deficits or logistical barriers that might contribute to continued low influenza vaccination coverage among young children... - September 26, 2008, Vol 57
Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 6-59 Months -- Eight Immunization Information System Sentinel Sites, United States, 2007-08 Influenza Season
These results indicate that influenza vaccination coverage among children remains low and highlight the need to identify additional barriers to influenza vaccination and to develop more effective interventions to promote vaccination of children aged 6-59 months who are at high risk for influenza-related morbidity and mortality... - September 26, 2008, Vol 57
State-Specific Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Adults -- United States, 2006-07 Influenza Season
Compared with the previous season, influenza vaccination coverage significantly increased during the 2006-07 season among all adult groups for whom vaccination is recommended, but has not yet matched 2003-04 season coverage nor achieved the Healthy People 2010 target of 60% for persons aged 18-64 years with high-risk conditions and 90% for persons aged >65 years... - August 1, 2008, Vol 57
Newborn Hepatitis B Vaccination Coverage Among Children Born January 2003-June 2005 -- United States
This report summarizes the results of this analysis and provides national, state, and local data on vaccination coverage for infants who received the hepatitis B vaccine during the first days of life. The findings reveal... - June 20, 2008, Vol 57
Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Persons with Asthma -- United States, 2005-06 Influenza Season
This report provides the first examination of influenza vaccination rates and related factors across a national sample of persons with asthma aged >2 years. The results... - April 18, 2008, Vol 57
Rotavirus Vaccination Coverage and Adherence to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)-Recommended Vaccination Schedule -- United States, February 2006-May 2007
This report summarizes the results of that assessment, which indicated that, by May 15, 2007, nearly half of infants aged 3 months had received 1 dose of rotavirus vaccine, with the majority of doses administered according to ACIP recommendations. Health-care providers should remain vigilant in following the ACIP-recommended vaccination schedule for rotavirus vaccine...
2007 MMWR Vaccination Coverage Reports
- September 21, 2007, Vol 56
State-Specific Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Adults Aged >18 Years -- U.S., 2003-04 and 2005-06 Influenza Seasons
This report describes the results of the analysis, which indicated that influenza vaccination coverage for the 2005-06 season did not return to levels observed before the vaccine shortage of 2004-05 and remained substantially below HP2010 targets... - September 21, 2007, Vol 56
Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 6-23 Months -- U.S., 2005-06 Influenza Season
This report describes the results of that analysis, which indicated that 31.9% of children in this age group received at least 1 dose of influenza vaccine and 20.6% were fully vaccinated according to ACIP recommendations; however, results varied substantially among states... - September 21, 2007, Vol 56
Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 6-59 Months -- Six Immunization Information System Sentinel Sites, U.S., 2006-07 Influenza Season
Results indicate that, although influenza vaccination coverage among children has increased at some sentinel sites, fewer than one third of children aged 6-23 months and fewer than one fifth of children aged 24-59 months were fully vaccinated at all of the sites during the 2006-07 season. In addition, the sentinel data revealed wide ranges in vaccination coverage among the sites... - March 9, 2007, Vol 56
Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Children with Asthma -- United States, 2004-05 Influenza Season
The findings in this report, based on 2005 NHIS data, include the first national estimate of influenza vaccination coverage in children with current asthma...
2006 MMWR Vaccination Coverage Reports
- December 15, 2006, Vol 55
Brief Report: Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 6-23 Months -- Six Immunization Information System Sentinel Sites, United States, 2005-06 Influenza Season
This report assesses influenza vaccination coverage among children aged 6-23 months during the 2005-06 influenza season by using data from six immunization information system (IIS) sentinel sites... - October 20, 2006, Vol 55
Vaccination Coverage Among Children Entering School -- United States, 2005-06 School Year
To determine vaccination coverage among children entering kindergarten, data were analyzed from reports submitted to CDC for the 2005-06 school year... - October 20, 2006, Vol 55
Varicella Surveillance Practices -- United States, 2004
In 2004, to assess the progress in varicella surveillance in the United States, CDC surveyed immunization program managers in selected public health jurisdictions... - October 6, 2006, Vol 55
Erratum: Vol. 55, No. 39 for the MMWR:
Childhood Influenza Vaccination Coverage -- United States, 2004-05 Influenza Season
This report provides an assessment of influenza vaccination coverage among children aged 6-23 months during the 2004-05 influenza season... - October 6, 2006, Vol 55
Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Coverage Among Persons Aged > 65 Years -- United States, 2004-2005
The results of this assessment indicated that, overall, influenza vaccination coverage was lower in the 2005 survey year than in 2004... - September 15, 2006, Vol 55
National, State, and Urban Area Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19-35 Months -- United States, 2005
The National Immunization Survey provides vaccination coverage estimates among children aged 19-35 months for each of the 50 states and selected urban areas. Findings for the 2005 NIS include... - May 12 , 2006 issue
Hepatitis B Vaccination Coverage Among Adults-United States, 2004
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major cause of cirrhosis and liver cancer in the United States... - April 28 , 2006 issue
Estimation of Measles Vaccination Coverage Using the Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) Method Tamilnadu, India, 2002-2003
As part of the global strategic plan to reduce the number of measles deaths in India, the state of Tamilnadu aims at >95% measles vaccination coverage... - February 3, 2006 issue
Childhood Influenza Vaccination Coverage -- U.S., 2003-04 Influenza Season
Children under 2 years of age are at increased risk for influenza-related hospitalizations...
2005 MMWR Vaccination Coverage Reports
- October 21, 2005
Influenza Vaccination Levels Among Persons Aged >65 Years and Among Persons Aged 18-64 Years with High-Risk Conditions - United States, 2003
Influenza vaccination is an effective tool for preventing hospitalization and death among persons aged 65 years and older, and among persons aged 18-64 years with medical conditions that increase the risk for influenza-related complications... - September 23, 2005
Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Persons Aged 50-64 Years Enrolled in Commercial Managed Health-Care Plans — United States, 2003-04 & 2004-05 Influenza Seasons
To combat an unexpected shortage of influenza vaccine in the fall of 2004, CDC issued guidance to direct available vaccine supplies to persons in designated priority groups (e.g., persons aged >65 years, persons with certain health conditions, health-care workers, and close contacts of persons at high risk for complications from influenza)... - September 16, 2005
QuickStats: Percentage of Nursing Home Residents Aged >65 Years Who Received Pneumococcal Vaccinations - United States, 1995, 1997, and 1999
From 1995 to 1999, the percentage of nursing home residents aged >65 years who received 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) increased by 58.5%. This increase might be attributable, in part, to a 36% increase in the number of residents living in nursing homes with pneumococcal immunization programs... - July 29, 2005
National, State, and Urban Area Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19-35 Months -- United States, 2004
This report summarizes results from the 2004 NIS, which indicated nationwide increases in coverage with at least 1 dose of varicella vaccine, PCV, and the 4:3:1, 4:3:1:3:3, and 4:3:1:3:3:1 vaccine series. These levels represent an important accomplishment by exceeding for the first time the Healthy People 2010 goal of >80% coverage for the 4:3:1:3:3 vaccine series... - June 3, 2005
Surveillance for Laboratory-Confirmed, Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations
The number of annual hospitalizations for influenza and pneumonia associated with influenza viruses in the United States is estimated at 95,000; however, no state-based or national surveillance system exists to monitor these events in all age groups, and population-based numbers of laboratory-confirmed, influenza hospitalizations are unknown... - April 1 , 2005
Estimated Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Adults and Children -- U.S., September 1, 2004-January 31, 2005
In response to the unexpected shortfall in the 2004-05 influenza vaccine supply, CDC recommended in October 2004 that vaccine be reserved for persons in certain priority groups. In late December 2004, based on declining demand among these groups, two additional groups were added to the list of vaccination priority groups. This report is based on analysis of data collected during February 1-27, 2005, regarding respondent-reported receipt of influenza vaccination during September 1, 2004-January 31, 2005... - March 4, 2005
Vaccination Coverage Among Callers to a State Influenza Hotline - Connecticut, 2004-05 Season
This report summarizes results of a retrospective survey of callers to this influenza vaccine hotline during November 2004... - February 18, 2005
Hepatitis A Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 24-35 Months - United States, 2003
Hepatitis A vaccine was first licensed in the United States in 1995. In 1996, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended vaccination of children aged >24 months in populations with the highest incidence of hepatitis A (e.g., American Indian/Alaska Native [AI/AN], Asian/Pacific Islander, and selected Hispanic and religious communities)... This report is the first national analysis of hepatitis A vaccination coverage among children...
2004 MMWR Vaccination Coverage Reports
- December 17, 2004
Estimated Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Adults and Children - United States, September 1-November 30, 2004
Because of the unexpected reduction in the amount of available inactivated influenza vaccine for the 2004-05 influenza season, on October 5, 2004, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended that the vaccine be reserved for persons in certain priority groups and asked others to defer or forego vaccination. To assess the use of influenza vaccine and the primary reasons reported for not receiving vaccine, beginning November 1, questions were added to the ongoing Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey... - December 3 , 2004
Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance Systems for Expansion to Other Diseases, 2003-2004
Since the 1988 World Health Assembly resolved to eradicate poliomyelitis, the number of countries where polio is endemic has decreased from 125 to 6 at the end of 2003. As part of the eradication strategy, a global surveillance system was established to identify acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases in children aged <15 years and to deploy a network of accredited laboratories to determine whether the paralysis resulted from poliovirus infection. This report describes the status of global AFP surveillance... - November 12, 2004
Vaccination Coverage Among Children Entering School - United States, 2003-04 School Year
One of the national health objectives for 2010 is to sustain a > 95% vaccination coverage rate among children in kindergarten through first grade. To determine vaccination coverage rates among children entering kindergarten, data on vaccination coverage were analyzed from reports submitted to the National Immunization Program by states, the District of Columbia (DC)*, and eight current or former U.S. territories for the 2003-04 school year. This report summarizes the results of that analysis... - November 5 , 2004
Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Coverage Among Persons Aged >65 Years and Persons Aged 18-64 Years with Diabetes or Asthma - United States, 2003
Vaccination of persons at risk for complications from influenza and pneumococcal disease is a key public health strategy for preventing associated morbidity and mortality in the United States.To estimate influenza and pneumococcal vaccination coverage among these populations, CDC analyzed data from the 2003 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey*. This report summarizes the results of that analysis... - October 29, 2004
Laboratory Surveillance for Wild and Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses, January 2003-June 2004
In 1988, the World Health Assembly resolved to eradicate poliomyelitis globally by 2000. Progress toward achieving this goal has been reported from countries where polio is endemic, and three World Health Organization (WHO) regions (Americas, Europe, and Western Pacific) appear to be free of indigenous wild poliovirus transmission. One key strategy for eradicating polio is establishing sensitive polio surveillance systems by investigating acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases... This report updates previous publications, summarizes the laboratory network's performance, and describes the location and characterization of WPV and vaccine-derived poliovirus during January 2003-June 2004... - September 24, 2004
Childhood Influenza-Vaccination Coverage - United States, 2002-03 Influenza Season
Children aged <2 years are at increased risk for influenza-related hospitalizations. Beginning in 2002, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) encouraged that, when feasible, all children aged 6-23 months, as well as household contacts and out-of-home caregivers for children aged <2 years, receive influenza vaccinations each influenza season. Beginning with the 2004-05 influenza season, ACIP strengthened the encouragement to a recommendation... This report on childhood influenza-vaccination coverage for the 2002-03 influenza season provides a baseline for the continuing assessment of coverage among children aged 6-23 months... - September 10, 2004
Indicators for Chronic Disease Surveillance
Chronic diseases account for 7 of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States, including the three leading causes of preventable death. In 1999, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists released Indicators for Chronic Disease Surveillance. This report describes the latest revisions to the chronic disease indicators. Of the indicators, 24 are for cancer; 15 for cardiovascular disease; 11 for diabetes; seven for alcohol; five each for nutrition and tobacco; three each for oral health, physical activity, and renal disease; and two each for asthma, osteoporosis, and immunizations... - August 5, 2004
Hepatitis B Vaccination of Inmates in Correctional Facilities-Texas, 2000-2002
In December 2002, approximately 2.2 million persons were incarcerated in the United States; an estimated 8 million were released to the community that year. In 2001, approximately 22,000 acute hepatitis B cases and 78,000 new hepatitis B virus infections occurred in the United States; an estimated 29% of these cases were in persons who had been incarcerated previously... Hepatitis B vaccination of incarcerated persons is recommended to prevent transmission in correctional facilities... - July 30, 2004
National, State, and Urban Area Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19-35 Months - United States, 2003
Each annual birth cohort in the United States comprises approximately 4 million infants. The National Immunization Survey (NIS) provides estimates of vaccination coverage among children aged 19-35 months for each of the 50 states and 28 selected urban areas*. This report summarizes NIS results for 2003... - May 7, 2004
Framework for Evaluating Public Health Surveillance Systems for Early Detection of Outbreaks
The threat of terrorism and high-profile disease outbreaks has drawn attention to public health surveillance systems for early detection of outbreaks. State and local health departments are enhancing existing surveillance systems and developing new systems to better detect outbreaks through public health surveillance. This report supplements previous guidelines for evaluating public health surveillance systems...
2003 MMWR Vaccination Coverage Reports
- November 14, 2003
Notice to Readers: SMART BRFSS Provides Data Comparisons by Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area (MMSA)
Growth in sample sizes now enables CDC to offer data comparisons at the metropolitan level in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). BRFSS prevalence estimates can be generated for the U.S. Census Bureau's metropolitan and micropolitan areas (MMSAs) and metropolitan divisions. MMSA data comparing 30 health risk factors will be offered to the public next week... - October 17, 2003
Public Health and Aging: Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Adults Aged >50 Years and Pneumococcal Vaccination Coverage Among Adults Aged >65 Years - United States, 2002
Vaccination of persons at risk for complications from influenza and pneumococcal disease is a key public health strategy in preventing morbidity and mortality in the United States. During the 1990-1999 influenza seasons, approximately 36,000 deaths were attributed annually to influenza infection... - October 10, 2003
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Levels Among Persons Aged >65 Years - United States, 1989-2001 >
Influenza and pneumococcal diseases are key causes of mortality among persons aged >65 years, accounting for approximately 36,000 and 3,400 deaths per year, respectively, during 1990-1999. Substantial racial/ethnic disparities in adult vaccination have been documented in national surveys... - August 22, 2003
Vaccination Coverage Among Children Entering School - United States, 2002-03 School Year
All states require proof of vaccination for children before school entry, and a summary of that coverage is reported to CDC. This report presents data regarding vaccination coverage from the 50 states and the District of Columbia (DC) for the 2002-03 school year, which highlight high reporting rates and overall high coverage... - August 8, 2003
National, State, and Urban Area Vaccination Levels Among Children Aged 19-35 Months - United States, 2002
Each annual birth cohort in the United States comprises approximately four million infants. Maintaining the gains in childhood vaccination coverage achieved during the 1990s among these children poses an ongoing challenge for public health. This report presents National Immunization Survey findings for 2002†... - August 1, 2003
Vaccination Coverage Levels Among Alaska Native Children Aged 19-35 Months -- National Immunization Survey, U.S., 2000-2001
This report presents data...which indicate that vaccination coverage levels among AN children aged 19-35 months exceeded the national health objective for 2010 for the majority of vaccines. This achievement indicates the effectiveness of using multiple strategies to increase vaccination coverage. Similar efforts might increase vaccination coverage in other rural regions with American Indian (AI)/AN populations... - June 20, 2003
Tetanus Surveillance - United States, 1998-2000
Reported cases in the U.S. has declined steadily since introduction of tetanus toxoid vaccines in the 1940s...An average of 43 cases of tetanus was reported annually...The highest average annual incidence of reported tetanus was among persons aged >60 years, persons of Hispanic ethnicity, and older adults known to have diabetes... - March 7, 2003
Vaccination Coverage Among Children Enrolled in Head Start Programs, Licensed Child Care Facilities, and Entering School - U.S., 2000-01 School Year
The implementation of state and local requirements for vaccination before entry to Head Start programs, licensed child care facilities, and school has resulted in high vaccination levels among preschool and school children... - January 24, 2003
Surveillance for Safety After Immunization: VAERS - U.S., 1991-2001
This report provides health-care providers, public health professionals, vaccine manufacturers, and members of the public who are interested in vaccine safety with an overview of the information collected in VAERS regarding adverse events reported during the previous 11 years...See Erratum
2002 MMWR Vaccination Coverage Reports
- November 15, 2002
Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Levels Among Persons Aged >65 Years - U.S., 2001
Influenza vaccination levels during 2000-2001 decreased from 1998-1999 levels in 27 of 52 reporting areas; pneumococcal vaccination prevalence increased a median of 7 percentage points from 1999 to 2001. Continued efforts are needed to increase the proportion of older adults who receive influenza and pneumococcal vaccines... - August 23, 2002
West Nile Virus Activity - U.S., August 15-21, 2002
This report summarizes West Nile virus (WNV) surveillance data reported to CDC through ArboNET and by states and other jurisdictions as of 7:30 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time, August 21, 2002... - August 2, 2002
National, State, and Urban Area Vaccination Coverage Levels Among Children Aged 19-35 Months - U.S., 2001
This report presents the National Immunization Survey (NIS) findings for 2001, which indicate a substantial nationwide increase in coverage with >1 dose of varicella vaccine (VAR), generally steady coverage for other vaccines nationwide, and wide variability in coverage among the states and urban areas covered by NIS... - July 19, 2002
Hepatitis B Vaccination Among High-Risk Adolescents and Adults - San Diego, California, 1998-2001
This report describes the initial findings of a hepatitis B vaccination program for potentially high-risk adolescents and adults conducted in areas of San Diego County, California. The findings indicate that high rates of hepatitis B vaccination can be achieved... - May 3, 2002
Laboratory Surveillance for Wild Poliovirus and
Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus, 2000-2001 This report summarizes the laboratory data for documenting the decline in wild poliovirus transmission and the occurrence of vaccine-derived polioviruses and highlights the expanding role of the laboratory network in global polio eradication... - February 1, 2002
Pertussis - United States, 1997-2000
This report summarizes national surveillance data for pertussis during 1997-2000 and assesses the effectiveness of pertussis vaccination in the U.S. during this period. The findings indicate that pertussis incidence continues to increase in infants too young to receive 3 doses of pertussis-containing vaccine and in adolescents and adults. Prevention efforts should be directed at maintaining high vaccination rates and managing pertussis cases and outbreaks...
2001 MMWR Vaccination Coverage Reports
- October 5, 2001
Vaccination Coverage Among Children Enrolled in Head Start Programs and Licensed Child Care Centers and Entering School -- U.S. and Selected Reporting Areas, 1999-2000 School Year
Undervaccinated children enrolled in child care centers and schools are vulnerable to outbreaks of vaccine-preventable disease. One of the national health objectives for 2010 is to maintain >95% vaccination coverage among children attending licensed child care centers and kindergarten... - August 3, 2001
National, State, and Urban Area Vaccination Coverage Levels Among Children Aged 19-35 Months -- United States, 2000
The National Immunization Survey (NIS) provides ongoing national estimates of vaccination coverage among preschool-aged children for the 50 states and 28 selected urban areas. For this report, NIS data collected during 2000 were compared with 1999 data; findings indicate that, during 2000...
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