Vaccine Coverage Among Military Children Higher Than National Average, But Unique Barriers May Prevent Military Children From Receiving On-Time Childhood Vaccinations, Study Finds

Healio (9/19, Kellner) reports, “Vaccine coverage among military children is higher than the national average, but there are unique barriers that prevent military children from receiving their childhood vaccinations on time, according to” investigators who “tracked vaccination coverage for 275,967 children of military members” and found “74.4% of children in the study had completed the combined seven-vaccine series, 36.2% of whom experienced delays. Vaccine coverage was highest for polio (95%) and lowest for rotavirus (77.5%).” The data were published in Pediatrics.