More Colorado Teens Getting Recommended Vaccines
More teens in Colorado are getting recommended vaccinations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2015 National Immunization Survey for Teens.
The national survey of teens ages 13-17 found an increase in the percentage who had received the vaccines routinely recommended for 11- and 12-year-olds. The tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine had a 93 percent coverage rate, and significant improvements were made in coverage rates for the human papillomavirus (HPV), varicella (chickenpox) and meningococcal conjugate vaccines. In 2015: