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Adult
Vaccination Levels Against Multiple Diseases Remain Low In
The US
The
vaccination program in the United States has succeeded in
achieving high vaccination coverage levels in children and
thereby making the prevalence of vaccine preventable
diseases lower in children than adults.
According
to CDC, “despite longstanding recommendations for use of
many vaccines, vaccination coverage among US adults is
low. Just how low can be seen in the table below which
gives coverage rates for the various recommended vaccines.
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Vaccine
|
Coverage level |
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Influenza / adults
≥ 19 yrs |
44.8% |
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Pneumococcal (for
persons at increased risk)
adults, 19-64 yrs |
23% |
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Tetanus (in the
past 10 years) / adults ≥ 19 yrs |
61.6% |
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Tetanus,
diphtheria, and pertussis (among persons who could
be assessed)
adults ≥ 19 yrs |
23.1% |
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Hepatitis A (2
doses or more) / adults ≥ 19 |
9% |
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Hepatitis B (3
doses or more / adults ≥ 19 yrs |
24.6% |
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Herpes Zoster
/
adults ≥ 60 |
30.6% |
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Human Papilloma
(women 19-26, at least one dose) adults ≤ 60 yrs |
41.6% |
To raise coverage levels, CDC points to the need to
improve education and awareness about vaccines, to
increase access to vaccines in existing heath care
settings, and to use best practices for achieving higher
coverage such as reminder-recall systems, assessment and
feedback on coverage levels to providers, and other
evidence based interventions.
To view the full results, visit:
https://tinyurl.com/y79d5kkl
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