Vaccination coverage for teens similar in 2023 and 2022

In 2023, vaccination coverage for adolescents with all routine vaccines was similar to coverage in 2022, according to research published in the Aug. 22 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Cassandra Pingali, M.P.H., from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues analyzed data from the 2023 National Immunization Survey-Teen for 16,658 adolescents aged 13 to 17 years to examine vaccination coverage in 2023, recent trends in coverage by birth year, and trends in coverage by Vaccine for Children (VFC) program eligibility. The researchers found that coverage with all routine vaccines recommended for Read More