Connecticut Leads Nation In MMR Vaccination Rates

CT’s vaccination rates are higher than the national average

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont (D) receives a shot at the Fair Haven Community Health Center in New Haven in 2023.(Molly Ingram / WSHU)Connecticut has the highest measles vaccination rates in the country, according to new data from the CDC. The state’s vaccine rates for DTaP, polio, measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), and varicella are also higher than the national average.Ninety-eight percent of Connecticut kindergartners received their measles …

Connecticut Leads Nation In MMR Vaccination Rates

According to data from the CDC, Connecticut has no active measles cases as of July 29. Nationally, there are 1,333 confirmed cases of measles in 40 jurisdictions, including states bordering Connecticut such as Rhode Island, New York and New Jersey.