DHS Releases Vaccination Rate Data, Childhood Rates Continue Decline - Central Wisconsin News

DHS releases vaccination rate data, childhood rates continue decline - Central Wisconsin News

Health officials sound alarm as number of children unprotected against preventable diseases increases The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has released its annual vaccination rates among children, adolescents, and adults for 2025. The data show Wisconsin's childhood vaccination rates continued to decrease last year. While nearly 7 of every 10 children (66.9%) had the recommended vaccinations at age 24 months, nearly 3 of every 10 di…

Rates for most vaccines in children and teens are declining, Wisconsin health officials say

Fewer Wisconsin children and adolescents received vaccines last year for many childhood illnesses, raising the risk of outbreaks and clusters that could lead to more widespread illness, the state health department reported Monday. This story also appeared in Wisconsin Examiner Vaccination rates for a group of seven childhood diseases that public health experts recommend in the first two years after birth fell to 66.9% in 2…