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SCHOOL VACCINATION SURVEY
Description:
State laws require that children be immunized by the time they first enter school. Immunization records of all children entering school are reviewed. In addition, states conduct studies to validate reports from schools. Results from these studies are used to ensure high vaccination levels in the population of children enrolled in schools. A summary of the results of coverage in children entering schools, attending licensed day care centers and Head Start programs is reported to National Immunization Program (NIP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In almost all states, audits are performed to validate the school entry survey. Consequently, school entry surveys should reflect an accurate picture of the immunization levels of 5-and 6-year-old children. The levels reported are high (usually greater than 95%) but do not indicate whether the children received vaccine at the most appropriate time. Similar surveys are conducted in licensed day care centers and among children who are enrolled in the Head Start Program.
