81% of Idaho kids were vaccinated before the start of school in 2022. To prevent serious diseases like measles and mumps, the CDC would love to Idaho parents to vaccinate their kids.
- According to the CDC, the national average for vaccination before the start of school was 93%. Idaho is well below that number with 81%.
- A round of vaccinations for polio, diphtheria, measles, mumps, and other is needed to start kindergarten.
- Another round is needed in middle school , and another before leaving high school .
- The Idaho legislature passed a new law requiring schools to provide parents clear information on how to obtain vaccination exemptions.
( Below is the transcript from the broadcast story)
“We are worried about the kiddos in Idaho,” CDC Director Mandy Cohen told Idaho News 6.
In 2022, eighty-one percent of Idaho kids were vaccinated before the start of school year. Cohen tells me that’s well below the national average.
“Overall in the nation, about 93-94% of kids entering kindergarten are up-to-date on their vaccines,” cohen said.