SEATTLE, Wash., July 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- QuoteWizard®, a
LendingTree company, and one of the nation's leading online
insurance marketplaces released a report on child flu vaccination
rates. As many states are reconsidering their back-to-school
options, teacher unions all over the nation are pushing back as
health risks continue.
The primary argument against opening schools is the safety of
students and faculty from contracting COVID-19. With the pandemic
in the front view, what may be overlooked this back-to-school
season is the seasonal flu. Described as what could be a
double-whammy health risk, the decline in child flu vaccination
rates will increase the risk of the teachers being exposed.
Visit the full report here,
https://quotewizard.com/news/posts/child-flu-vaccinations-by-state
Key Findings:
- Kaiser Family Foundation estimates nearly 1.5 million teachers
(one in four) are at greater risk of serious illness from
COVID-19.
- Child influenza vaccination rates have declined during the
COVID-19 pandemic by an estimated 21.5% from January to
April 2020.
- Anticipating the "double whammy" of influenza season and
COVID-19, the CDC is giving $140
million to immunization programs.
- The national average rate of vaccinated children in
the United States is 58%.
- During the coronavirus pandemic, New
York City saw vaccination rates drop 63% — 91% for kids
older than two.
- Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut have the highest rates of
vaccinated children. Wyoming,
Florida and Utah have the lowest rates.
Methodology
QuoteWizard first compiled the American
Academy of Pediatrics data on child influenza vaccination rates and
ranked each state. Final rankings are based on states that have the
lowest child vaccination rates.
The table ranks all 50 states based on vaccination rates. States
with the lowest vaccination rates are ranked closer to, 1 and the
highest vaccination rates ranked closer to 50.
State Child Vaccination Rates
|
Rank
|
State
|
Vaccination
Rate
|
|
1
|
Wyoming
|
43.20%
|
|
2
|
Florida
|
46.10%
|
|
3
|
Utah
|
47.40%
|
|
4
|
Idaho
|
48.00%
|
|
5
|
Alaska
|
48.40%
|
|
6
|
Nevada
|
49.50%
|
|
7
|
Montana
|
50.30%
|
|
8
|
Missouri
|
50.80%
|
|
9
|
Mississippi
|
51.20%
|
|
10
|
Arizona
|
51.30%
|
|
11
|
Georgia
|
51.30%
|
|
12
|
Indiana
|
51.70%
|
|
13
|
West
Virginia
|
53.00%
|
|
14
|
Kansas
|
53.20%
|
|
15
|
Alabama
|
53.80%
|
|
16
|
Michigan
|
54.00%
|
|
17
|
Oregon
|
54.00%
|
|
18
|
Illinois
|
54.90%
|
|
19
|
Oklahoma
|
55.00%
|
|
20
|
Kentucky
|
55.30%
|
|
21
|
Louisiana
|
55.60%
|
|
22
|
Ohio
|
56.20%
|
|
23
|
South
Carolina
|
57.20%
|
|
24
|
California
|
57.30%
|
|
25
|
Texas
|
58.00%
|
|
26
|
Iowa
|
58.90%
|
|
27
|
North
Carolina
|
59.30%
|
|
28
|
Vermont
|
59.50%
|
|
29
|
Maine
|
59.70%
|
|
30
|
Wisconsin
|
60.00%
|
|
31
|
Hawaii
|
61.00%
|
|
32
|
Washington
|
61.30%
|
|
33
|
Tennessee
|
61.50%
|
|
34
|
Minnesota
|
61.90%
|
|
35
|
New
Mexico
|
62.30%
|
|
36
|
Colorado
|
62.40%
|
|
37
|
North
Dakota
|
62.40%
|
|
38
|
Nebraska
|
62.90%
|
|
39
|
Arkansas
|
63.60%
|
|
40
|
South
Dakota
|
64.40%
|
|
41
|
New
York
|
64.90%
|
|
42
|
Delaware
|
65.20%
|
|
43
|
Virginia
|
65.20%
|
|
44
|
Pennsylvania
|
65.30%
|
|
45
|
New
Hampshire
|
66.30%
|
|
46
|
Maryland
|
67.50%
|
|
47
|
New
Jersey
|
69.10%
|
|
48
|
Connecticut
|
71.30%
|
|
49
|
Massachusetts
|
73.80%
|
|
50
|
Rhode
Island
|
76.20%
|
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