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By Pooja Toshniwal PahariaMay 22 2023 In the latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report , researchers summarized data provided by local and state vaccination programs for kindergarteners across 49 United States and the District of Columbia and provisional admissions or grace periods of admission across 27 US states between 2021 and 2022.
About the report In the present report, researchers described the distribution and exemption of four vaccines, i.e., the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine; diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis vaccine; the varicella vaccine; and the polio vaccine among kindergarteners in the 2021-2022 school year. Vaccination coverage and exemption estimates are modified based on the types of surveys and response rates. Among US states, 27 states recorded the count of children attending kindergarten during grace periods or interim admission .Results Between 2021 and 2022, 49 US states documented vaccination coverage for all four vaccines and their exemptions among public school kindergarteners and 48 states for private school kindergarteners.
All except four of the 35 US states and the DC with less than 95% MMR vaccine coverage might attain coverage rates of 95% if all non-exempted kindergarten pupils within the grace period, tentatively registered, or attended school with no vaccination records were vaccinated.
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