![]() When immunization rates drop, the chances of a vaccine-preventable disease outbreak increases.įollowing the recommended schedule helps to improve immunization coverage and decreases the chances of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks.ĭo you have questions about vaccine schedules? Find answers here. Monitoring immunization coverage is important to identify the potential for outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. The BC Centre for Disease Control publishes immunization coverage reports here. The percentage of children who have received all of their recommended vaccines before their second birthday has ranged from 65% to 73% in recent years in B.C. Immunization coverage refers to the percentage of a population that has received recommended vaccines.ġ in 3 children under 2 years of age in B.C. has not received all of the recommended vaccines. Immunization coverage and the recommended schedule Schedules that delay or space out vaccines leave your child at risk of getting diseases while they are unvaccinated, at an age at which they are most vulnerable.ĭelaying or spacing out vaccines increases the number of visits to your child’s health care provider, which may increase your child’s risk of developing anxiety and needle fear. There is no known benefit to delaying or spacing out vaccines, only risks. ![]() ![]() ![]() Bob’s Alternative Vaccine Schedule (Pediatrics, 2009). ![]()
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