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Vaccination coverage among school-age children approaching goals.

Vaccine Weekly

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2003 SEP 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In the United States, immunization coverage of children entering school remains high and is approaching or exceeding 2010 objectives of greater than 95% in most states.

Immunization programs in the United States monitor the vaccination status of children entering school each year. When unvaccinated children are identified, the programs and schools work with parents to help them get their children up-to-date on the vaccines required by law. As a result of this process, states are making ...

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Source: HighBeam Research, Vaccination coverage among school-age children approaching goals.

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