The Washington State Department of Health has updated it’s school immunization data dashboard to include data from the 2021-2022 school year. The newest data included shows that vaccination rates have remained flat.
According to a news release, Washington state’s K-12 immunization completion rate for the 2021-2022 school year was 91.7%, which has remained steady for the last two years.
Additionally, after the implementation of House Bill 1638 in 2019, kindergartener vaccination rates for measles, mumps, and rubella rose from 90.8% in the 2019-2020 school year to 94.4% in the 2020-2021 school year.
The data also shows the number of students with at least one personal vaccine exemption is going down, while the number of students with at least one religious membership exemption is going up.
The Washington Department of Health recommends families and health care providers focus on getting children up to date on their vaccinations as soon as possible.
