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Colorado teen vaccination rate better than national average (access required)

by Amy Gillentine

Published: September 22,2009

Time posted: 12:18 pm

Tags: Colorado department of public health and environment, diptheria, pertussis, Tdap, tetanus

Colorado teenagers have the nation's highest rate of immunization against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In its first report that examines state by state immunization rates, the CDC said that 63 percent of Colorado teenagers received the Tdap shot, compared with 40 percent nationwide. Other immunizations measured for teens ...





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