Many young kids are not getting ‘life-saving’ vaccines, study finds: 'Concerning trend'
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More than one in six toddlers are not getting all of the doses of the recommended early childhood vaccines, says a study in the journal Pediatrics on July 25. Experts share risks and tips.
Most of the vaccines require three or four doses for full protection — but more than 27% of the children had not received the entire series. "This is a worsening from prior CDC statistics of over 90% compliance, which is what you need for herd immunity." — Dr. Marc Siegel Melissa Rudy is health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital.
Nearly 73% of them completed the full series of vaccines, nearly 10% did not start any of the series — and 17.2% started but did not complete one or more of the series, the study said.
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