7/29/2019 2012 Pertussis Outbreak Chart

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2012 Pertussis Outbreak Chart

A version of this chart without the vaccination rates has been used attempting tolink Pertussis outbreaks (and low vaccination rates) to non-medical exemption

availability. Wisconsin has the 12th

most vaccinated 19 to 35 month olds and97.3% Pertussis coverage in Kindergarten, yet higher Pertussis incidence thanstates with lower Pertussis vaccination rates. Minnesota has the second highestPertussis incidence but is very highly vaccinated- it ranks 6th in 19 to 35 toddlercoverage, 94% Kindergarten Pertussis coverage and 99.2% middle schoolPertussis coverage. Pertussis outbreaks occur in highly vaccinated groups.There is little relationship between vaccination rates and Pertussis outbreaks.Non-medical exemptions do not equal low vaccination rates.

Vaccination Rates for 19-35 month olds (United Health Foundation Ranking)

Pertussis Cases per 100k

Kindergarten & Middle School (when available) Pertussis Coverage per CDC

Philosophical Exemption Availability.

314x431

UHF rank

State Pertussis cases

/100k

% Kinder

Pertussis Vax

% 6th/7th /8th

DTP / Tdap

Exemption

12 Wisconsin 78.6 97.3 PE

6 Minnesota 63.5 94. 99.2 PE

39 WA 58.1 90.9 83.6 PE

49 Montana 43.7 96.3 95.7 * No PE

11 Vermont 42.00 91.6 89.9 PE

24 Maine 37.5 96.7 PE

32 Iowa 37 90.

37 Utah 29.3 98.3 97 PE17 New Mexico 22.9 97.3 93.9 * No PE

35 Alaska 18.9 98.2

47 Oregon 18.3 94.1 93.6

18 Kansas 14.6 83

34 New York 12.4 97.7 97.6

5 North Dakota 11.5 92.6 91.2 PE

26 Illinois 11.4 95.2 99.1 * No PE

25 New Hampshire 11.4

36 Arizona 11.2 95.4 87.8 PE

43 Idaho 11 88. PE

16 Pennsylvania 11 92.7 PE

45 Colorado 11 92.6 PE

46 Missouri 10.6 97. 98.6 PE

14 Kentucky 9.9 94.3 69.5SourcesUnited Health Foundation Ranking by Immunization

http://www.americashealthrankings.org/ALL/Immunize/2012

CDC School Reports 2010/2011 (most recent available)

http://www2.cdc.gov/nip/schoolsurv/schoolrpt1.asp?st1=422527

States with Religious and Philosophical Exemptions from School Immunization Requirements

http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/health/school-immunization-exemption-state-laws.aspx

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