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Tracy Hampton, PhD

JAMA. 2004;292:916.

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Each year 2.1 million children in the United States aged 1 to 3 years receive few or no vaccines, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in Atlanta, Ga. Undervaccinated children tended to be black, have a young and unmarried mother without a college degree, live near the poverty level, and reside in a central city. Unvaccinated children tended to be white, have a married mother with a college degree, live in a household with an annual income over $75 000, and have parents concerned about vaccine safety (Pediatrics. 2004;114:187-195).

The study analyzed a nationally representative sample of children collected annually between 1995 and 2001. A total of 151 720 children were sampled, and their vaccination histories for diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis, polio, measles, Haemophilus influenzae type b, hepatitis B, and varicella were obtained.

States that allowed exemptions to laws mandating vaccinations for children . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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