Two-Dose Varicella Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 7 years — Six Sentinel Sites, United States, 2006–2012

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Lopez, Adriana S. ; Cardemil, Cristina ; Pabst, Laura J. ; Cullen, Karen A. ; Leung, Jessica ; Bialek, Stephanie R.
• Corporate Authors:
  United States. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
• Description:
  In 2007, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended a routine second dose of varicella vaccine for children at age 4-6 years, in addition to the first dose given at age 12-15 months. One strategy recommended for increasing varicella vaccination coverage is a school entry requirement of proof of varicella immunity. To determine the extent of implementation of the routine 2-dose varicella vaccination program, the number of states with a 2-dose varicella vaccination elementary school entry requirement in 2012 was compared with the number in 2007, and 2-dose varicella vaccination coverage during 2006 was compared with coverage in 2012 among children aged 7 years, using data from six Immunization Information System (IIS) sentinel sites. The number of states (including the District of Columbia) with a 2-dose varicella vaccination elementary school entry requirement increased from four in 2007 to 36 in 2012. Two-dose varicella vaccination coverage levels among children aged 7 years in the six IIS sentinel sites increased from a range of 3.6%-8.9% in 2006 to a range of 79.9%-92.0% in 2012 and were approaching the levels of 2-dose measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) coverage, which had a range of 81.9%-94.0% in 2012. These increases suggest substantial progress in implementing the routine 2-dose varicella vaccination program in the first 6 years since its recommendation by ACIP. Wider adoption of 2-dose varicella vaccination school entry requirements might help progress toward the Healthy People 2020 target of 95% of kindergarten students having received 2 doses of varicella vaccine.
• Subjects:
  Advisory Committees Articles Chickenpox Chickenpox Vaccine Child Humans Immunization Schedule Practice Guidelines As Topic
• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 2014; 63(8):174-177.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  24572613
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4584524
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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