NEW POLICY BRIEF URGES GOVERNOR COX TO LEAD AN EFFORT TO REVERSE DECLINING CHILDHOOD VACCINATION RATES IN UTAH
The report says Utah’s declining kindergarten immunization rates and record-high exemption requests have led to the state's largest measles outbreak in decades and calls for executive leadership to address the problem.
SALT LAKE CITY, UT — The Utah Citizens’ Counsel and the Community Vaccine Forum have released a new policy brief, One Year Later: The Impact of Declining Vaccination Rates for Children Entering Kindergarten in Utah. The report underscores the role of childhood vaccines in preventing infectious diseases and urges Utah Governor Spencer Cox to oversee the development and implementation of a comprehensive three-year strategy to rebuild public confidence in vaccine safety, reduce unwarranted exemption requests, and increase vaccination rates to protect Utah children and communities from preventable disease outbreaks.
Read the full policy brief here (PDF)
Media contact - Michael J Stapley, Forum Chairperson — msstapley@gmail.com
