
Changes in Tdap and MCV4 Vaccine Coverage Following Enactment of a Statewide Requirement of Tdap Vaccination for Entry Into Sixth Grade
Author(s) -
Elyse O. Kharbanda,
Melissa S. Stockwell,
James Colgrove,
Karthik Natarajan,
Vaughn I. Rickert
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2009.179341
Subject(s) - mandate , toxoid , medicine , immunization , tetanus , demography , vaccination , political science , sociology , immunology , law , antibody
We evaluated changes in tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, acellular pertussis (Tdap), and tetravalen meningococcal (MCV4) vaccine coverage following enactment of a New York State mandate requiring Tdap before entering sixth grade.