Arkansas Immunization Rates
Immunization Recommendations
Every year in the United States, many people get diseases that vaccines can prevent. Healthy People 2030 focuses on preventing infectious diseases by increasing vaccination rates.
Infants and children need to get vaccinated to prevent diseases like hepatitis, measles, and pertussis (whooping cough). Though most children get recommended vaccines, some communities have low vaccination coverage that puts them at risk for outbreaks. Strategies to ensure more children get vaccinated — like requiring vaccination for children in school — are key to reducing rates of infectious diseases.
Adolescents also need vaccines. For example, adolescents need the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine to prevent cancers caused by the HPV virus. Teaching people about the importance of vaccines, sending vaccination reminders, and making it easier to get vaccines can help increase vaccination rates in adolescents and adults.
Vaccine Abbreviations:
HPV = Human Papillomavirus
Tdap = Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis
MCV = meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MenACWY)
DTaP = Diptheria, Tetanus, pertussus
IPV = Inactivated polio vaccine
MMR = Measles, mumps, rubella
Hib = Haemophilus influenzae type b
HepB = Hepatitis B vaccine
PCV = Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
For each birth group vaccinated with the routine immunization schedule:
33,000
LIVES SAVED
14 million
CASES OF DISEASE PREVENTED
$9.9 billion
IN HEALTH CARE COST REDUCTION
$33.4 billion
INDIRECT COSTS REDUCTION
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