More than a quarter of infants not getting common vaccinations
A study using data from 2018 found that only 72.8 percent of children received all their vaccinations for diseases like polio and measles.
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Childhood vaccinations prevent illnesses like polio, tetanus and measles.
A new study found that more than a quarter of infants are not completing all their vaccinations.
African American infants, infants of mothers with less than a high school education and infants in low-income households are at the greatest risk for not completing the vaccine series.
While many are thinking about vaccine uptake for COVID-19, a group of researchers are worried about common vaccinations for children that may also be affected by inequity and lack of access. A new study published in Health Equity found that more than a quarter of infants in the U.S. in 2018 did not receive the common childhood vaccinations for illnesses like polio, tetanus, measles, mumps and chickenpox.