Davison County I-3 pilot project for childhood immunizations in children under two years of age

In 1995, a Davison County Immunization Subcommittee was organized to implement the Infant Immunization Initiative (I-3). The goal of the subcommittee was to improve the immunization rate in the county. Prior to the study, the immunization rate for Davison County was at 40% for children under the two years of age. Davison County had the lowest immunization rate in the state of South Dakota. At the conclusion of the study, 96% of children in Davison County were immunized by their second birthday according to recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Davison County surpassed President Clinton's goal of 90% immunization rate for children under two years of age.