Maintain the vaccination coverage level of 2 doses of the MMR vaccine for children in kindergarten — IID‑04

Status: Little or no detectable change

  
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Little or no detectable change

Most Recent Data:
93.0 percent (2021-22)

Target:
95.0 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
94.7 percent of children enrolled in kindergarten received 2 or more doses of MMR for the 2018-19 school year

Maintain the vaccination coverage level of 2 doses of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine for children in kindergarten

Target-Setting Method
Maintain consistency with national programs, regulations, policies, or laws

Summary

Thanks to vaccines, measles has been officially eliminated in the United States — but there have been outbreaks in recent years. There have also been outbreaks of mumps. Children need 2 doses of the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine before starting kindergarten to prevent these diseases. Evidence shows that requiring MMR vaccination in schoolchildren can increase the vaccination coverage level.