Vermont
Immunization Coverage: 2011
Almost 90% of children 19 to 35 months in the United States are immunized. Vaccines protect children from illnesses and death caused by infectious diseases by helping prepare their bodies to fight serious and, at times, deadly diseases.
In the U.S., vaccines have reduced or eliminated many infectious diseases that once routinely killed or harmed many infants, children, and adults. However, the viruses and bacteria that cause vaccine-preventable disease and death still exist and can be passed on to people who are not protected by vaccines. Vaccine-preventable diseases have many social and economic costs: sick children miss school and can cause parents to lose time from work. These diseases also result in doctor's visits, hospitalizations, and even premature deaths.
The Guide to Community Preventive Services has numerous proven methods to increase the rate of vaccinations in a community that include ways to increase the demand in the community, improve access and system-based or provider-based innovations.
Immunization Coverage is the average of the percentage of children ages 19 to 35 months who have received the following vaccines: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTP), Poliovirus, Meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV) and Hepatitis B Vaccine (HepB). The ranks are based on data from National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).
The measures tracked by America's Health Rankings are those actions that can
affect the future health of the population. For a state to improve the health of
its population, efforts must focus on these measures, these determinants of health.
Vermont
Immunization Coverage
(1996-2011)
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Percentage of children ages 19 to 35 months who have received a series of immunizations consisting of four or more doses of DTP, three or more doses of poliovirus vaccine, one or more doses of any measles-containing vaccine, three or more doses of HiB, and three or more doses of HepB vaccine.
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The average percentage of children ages 19 to 35 months who have received these individual vaccinations: four or more doses of DTP, three or more doses of poliovirus vaccine, one or more doses of any measles-containing vaccine, and three or more doses of HepB vaccine.
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Rank |
Value |
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2011 - Vermont
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22
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91.2 |
