"Georgia Children Have High Immunization Coverage Rates"

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April 21, 2003

 

U.S. IMMUNIZATION NEWS

 

"Georgia Children Have High Immunization Coverage Rates"

Associated Press (www.ap.org) (04/20/03)

 

The Georgia Division of Public Health, which tracked 2,721 children born in January 2000, reports that 79 percent of two-year-olds in the state are adequately vaccinated against diseases such as diphtheria, polio, chickenpox, measles, and hepatitis B.  The immunization rate for toddlers has been increasing steadily and is up from 67 percent for children born in January 1999.  The study also concluded that 72 percent of immunizations were done by private providers, with the state providing only about 20 percent of shots.

 

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