A middle school immunization law rapidly and substantially increases immunization coverage among adolescents

American Journal of Public Health
Francisco AverhoffDaniel Fishbein

Abstract

This study assessed the effectiveness of a middle school vaccination requirement for raising second-dose measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine and hepatitis B vaccine coverage among adolescents. Random-digit-dialed telephone surveys were conducted before (1998) and after (1999) the implementation of a vaccination requirement for entry into the seventh grade in San Diego, Calif. Vaccination coverage was higher among children subject to the vaccination requirement (seventh-grade students; 60%) than among fifth- and sixth-grade students 1 year before the requirement (13%, P <.001), and 8th- through 12th-grade students not subject to the requirement (27%, P <.0001). Middle school-entry vaccination requirements can rapidly and substantially raise vaccination coverage among students subject to the law.

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