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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