Vaccination Coverage for Selected Vaccines, Exemption Rates, and Provisional Enrollment Among Children in Kindergarten - United States, 2016-17 School Year

Median vaccination coverage was 94.0% for 2 doses of MMR vaccine; 94.5% for the state-required number of doses of DTAP vaccine; and 93.8% for 2 doses of varicella vaccine. The median exemption level remained low (2.0%) but exemption rates varied by state. The median proportion of kindergartners under a grace period or provisional enrollment was 2.0%, the same as in 2015-16.
Source: PHPartners.org - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news