Colorado has lowest measles vax rate in nation for Ks

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kdvr.com/2015/02/04/cdc-kindergartners-in-colorado-have-lowest-measles-vaccination-rate-in-the-nation/


DENVER — Some health experts say Colorado is vulnerable to a major outbreak of measles after a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report revealed Colorado kindergartners have the lowest vaccination rates in the country.



Some doctors have taken a hard stance in regards to parents who do not vaccinate their children.



Colorado is one of 20 states that give parents control over vaccinations even though they are highly recommended.



On the Douglas County School District website, it says parents who have religious or personal objects, or students who have a medical reason for exemption, can sign a form to opt out of the vaccinations.



But some pediatricians are refusing to see children who haven’t had their shots. Doctors say it’s not just about protecting children.



“We were concerned that there would be a case of measles in our county and we didn’t want our practice to be where that case showed up,” Dr. Nelson Branco said. “We didn’t want to spread measles in waiting room.”



Doctors recommend children receive one dose of the measles vaccine at 12 to 15 months and a second dose between the ages of 4 and 6 years old.



In Colorado, there has been one confirmed case of the measles outbreak linked to Disneyland.

[downtoearth]

We talked about this yesterday...

pandce.proboards.com/thread/416923/kindergartners-lowest-measles-vaccination-rate

TLDR: It's probably all the fundamentalists and super crunchy Boulderites. The statistics behind how they reported (random survey of 350 kindergrateners out of 69,000+) is probably part of the problem in the low number, but until the CO dept. of health figures out how to better assess, they will continue to look terrible.

[sharknado]

Check CDPHE and CDC, Colorado sucks at vaccinating.