A recent CDC report shows a steady decline in vaccinations for kindergartners nationwide in the past two school years. This results in at least 250,000 kindergartners in the U.S. potentially not being protected against measles.
DOTHAN, Ala. - Health experts are urging parents to be sure their children are up to date with their childhood vaccinations.showing a steady one percent decline in vaccinations for kindergartners nationwide for the past two school years. This results in at least 250,000 kindergartners in the U.S. potentially not being protected against measles.
Dr. Nola Ernest is a pediatrician at Enterprise Pediatric Clinic. She said if this trend continues, risks of diseases returning are possible. “Such as measles and polio, whooping cough, chicken pox, all of these diseases are vaccine preventable and most cases can be avoided or substantially reduced by the vaccinations,” Dr. Stubblefield said.One several health officials attribute: the spread of misinformation.
“Some of the more populous counties there is more access and in some of the more rural counties can be particularly difficult and so we worry about barriers to care and cost and access, insurance coverage.” “So, we have hundreds and hundreds of millions of doses that are given in the United States, and then if you think about worldwide, it’s even more because most kids worldwide are vaccinated for the same things that are in the United States, although there are differences country to country. So, the vaccine supply is safe. It is one of the major contributors to public health, keeping our children safe and well over the course of their childhood.
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