Pediatrics/Immunization

Study: More Tots Need Shots

Published in Vaccine Weekly, September 11th, 1995

About 25 percent of the nation's toddlers aren't protected against measles, mumps, polio and other common childhood diseases despite a government push for vaccinations, federal figures show.

The number of fully vaccinated youngsters ages 19 to 35 months is at a record high - near 75 percent - but the figure has remained about the same for two years, said Dr. Walter Orenstein, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Immunization Program.

"Even with those high rates, substantial numbers of children aren't immunized," Orenstein said. "We can't rest on our laurels."

The CDC released the first...

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Source: Vaccine Weekly (1995-09-11)

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