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Vaccination coverage of 2-year-old children--United States, January-March, 1994
Insights
The Childhood Immunization Initiative aims for high vaccination coverage in 2-year-olds. Provisional 1994 data from the National Health Interview Survey shows vaccination rates for critical childhood vaccines.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Pediatrics
- Epidemiology
Background:
- The Childhood Immunization Initiative (CII) was established to improve vaccination rates in young children.
- National vaccination coverage goals are set for specific ages, with interim targets for 1996 and a year 2000 objective.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present national estimates of vaccination coverage among 2-year-old children.
- To monitor progress towards the 1996 and 2000 childhood vaccination coverage objectives.
Main Methods:
- Utilized provisional data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).
- Analyzed data from the first quarter of 1994 and compared it with the last two quarters of 1993.
- Focused on coverage rates for key childhood vaccines including MMR, DTP, OPV, Hib, and Hep B.
Main Results:
- Presents national estimates of vaccination coverage for 2-year-olds based on provisional 1994 NHIS data.
- Provides a comparison of coverage rates between early 1994 and the latter half of 1993.
Conclusions:
- Ongoing monitoring of vaccination coverage is essential to achieve national immunization goals.
- The data provides a snapshot of progress towards increasing childhood vaccination rates.
Abstract:
The Childhood Immunization Initiative (CII) was initiated to increase vaccination coverage among 2-year-old children. The 1996 objective is to have at least 90% coverage for four of the five critical vaccines routinely recommended for children (i.e., one dose of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine [MMR] and at least three doses each of diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine [DTP], oral poliovirus vaccine, and Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine [Hib]), and at least 70% coverage for three doses of hepatitis B vaccine (Hep B) (1). These objectives are an interim step toward the year 2000 goal of at least 90% coverage for the recommended series of vaccinations and are being monitored on an ongoing basis. This report presents national estimates of vaccination coverage among 2-year-old children derived from provisional data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) for the first quarter of 1994 and compares these with the last two quarters of 1993.