Childhood Immunization Registries

Abstract

COMMON childhood illnesses, such as measles, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, and polio, once accounted for a substantial proportion of infant and child morbidity and mortality in the United States.1Complete and timely early immunization can now effectively prevent these and other childhood diseases.2-4Despite the potential to protect the health of society's most vulnerable population, approximately one third of the 4 million infants born annually in the United States do not receive all of their recommended immunizations by age 2 years.5 The rate of complete immunization of school-aged children in the United States (>95%) is as high, or higher, than most other developed countries.6,7Yet the rate of full immunization of preschoolers (<65%)8is less than that of many developed (and even some developing) countries.9While the most recent provisional data show significant improvement in specific immunizations, levels for all immunizations remain well below the

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