Head Start Children More Likely To Receive Recommended
Immunizations Dec 07, 2007 Child Trends Data Bank has released
new 2006 estimates on child immunizations, noting that, "The
proportion of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving the
combined series (4:3:1:3) vaccines increased from 69 percent to
83 percent between 1994 and 2004. Since this time, however,
progress towards full immunization of all children ages 19 to 35
months has stalled, standing at 82 percent in 2006." The 2006
data did not show significant differences by race and ethnicity,
but did show significant differences by poverty status, with 78
percent of children living below the poverty level having their
recommended vaccinations, compared to 84 percent for children
not living in poverty. Yet not all poor children are falling
behind: in 2006, 93 percent of young children enrolled in Early
Head Start had received all immunizations appropriate or
possible by the end of the program year. Working with families
to ensure access to medical services