Sentences with phrase «measles immunization rates»
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Herd immunity requires high immunization rates — around 95 percent for highly contagious infections like pertussis and measles.
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More than ten years after a study in The Lancet falsely linked autism to the measles, mumps and rubella triple vaccine, evidence of reduced immunization rates and rising incidence of disease are spurring politicians to try to make up lost ground.
It documents, for instance, declining rates of immunizations among pre-schoolers and the increasing incidence of mumps, measles, pertussis, and other diseases that can be prevented by vaccines.