Vaccine coverage among military children is higher than the national average, but there are unique barriers that prevent military children from receiving their childhood vaccinations on time, according to findings published in Pediatrics.
As Healio previously reported, routine childhood immunizations prevented an estimated 1.1 million deaths over the last 30 years, but children who are uninsured or living below the poverty level were less likely to have completed their combined seven-vaccine series on time.
“Many structural barriers to immunization remain, including lack of access to