Finally, Mississippi is Number One at Something

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Colorado kindergartners have lowest measles vaccination rate in the nation

Denver and the West
By Electa Draper
The Denver Post
Posted: 02/03/2015 10:33:19 AM MST | Updated: about 2 hours ago

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Each year the CDC analyzes school vaccination data collected by federally funded state and local immunization programs. It also looked at vaccination-exemption rates in 46 states and the District of Columbia for children enrolled in kindergarten during the 2013-14 school year.

National median vaccination coverage was almost 95 percent for two doses of measles, mumps, and rubella , or MMR, vaccine during the last school year. Yet the range of coverage went from a low 81.7 percent in Colorado to 99.7 percent in Mississippi. Twenty-three states had coverage of 95 percent or greater. Eight states reported coverage above 90 percent.

Colorado also was at rock bottom in vaccinating for the diphtheria, tetanus toxoid, and acellular pertussis, or whooping cough, according the CDC analysis.

The overall DTaP vaccination coverage rate was 95 percent nationwide, but Colorado coverage, the CDC reports, was 80.9 percent.

[goldent]

1. So what is the matter with Colorado and Oregon?

[progressoid]

2. That's great.

But WTF Colorado?