DENVER, CO – AUGUST 5 : Lylah Salazar, 1year and 11 month old, vaccinated Covid-19 vaccin by Medical Assistant Angela Chavez-Ruiz, left, on the lap of her mother Getzy Martinez, 24, at Clayton Early Learning Center campus in Denver, Colorado on Friday August 5, 2022. Denver Health, in partnership with Clayton Early Learning Center, and Health and Human services hosted a free clinic for immunization month with routine immunizations available for both children and adults.
. . There was a 2.2% decrease in vaccination rates among all school-aged kids over that time. Older students were less likely to be vaccinated than they were in 2018. Several of diseases covered by the law can be fatal. A person who gets measles can develop encephalitis–swelling of the brain—which can lead to convulsions, brain damage, deafness, or death. In every 1,000 cases of measles in children, one kid will get encephalitis. Pneumonia is the other risk. One in 20 children with measles will contract pneumonia which can be deadly. Out of 1,000 children who are infected with measles, one to two children will die.
The percentage of American adults who believe healthy children should be vaccinated against measles, mumps, and rubella in order to remain enrolled in public school has declined since the pandemic., 82% of respondents agreed with that statement. By December 2022, the percentage dropped to 71%. Likewise, the percentage of respondents who think parents should be able to decide not to vaccinate their kids, even if it imperils other children, rose 16% to 28%.