Concord schools report high immunization rates - Wicked Local

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health sends out surveys to schools and collects data identifying the percentage of children in each of the town’s programs who have received their required immunizations.

According to the MDPH, Massachusetts students must provide documentation of immunization according to school requirements, or show a medical or religious exemption. Medical exemptions come from the student’s doctor and document a reason why the child cannot medically receive the vaccine. Religious exemptions come from the parent/guardian and state that a vaccine conflicts with their religious beliefs.

Areas with higher exemption rates may be more susceptible to disease outbreaks as these students are not fully protected, according to the MDPH.

All of the data was self-reported by the schools to the MDPH and only represented children 2 years old and older. Additionally, due to MDPH’s data release standards, programs with fewer than 30 reported children were not allowed to share their data.

(Please refer to the accompanying article to see which vaccines the abbreviations refer to.)

CONCORD CHILD CARE/PRESCHOOL IMMUNIZATION RESULTS

2016-2017 school year, most recent period for which data is available.

Concord Carousel School

97 percent: 4 DTaP and 3 Polio

95 percent: 1 MMR, 1 Varicella, 4-3-1 Series

92 percent: 3 Hib

89 percent: 3 HepB

5 percent exemption

Concord Children’s Center No. 1

100 percent: 4 DTaP, 3 Hib, 1 Varicella

99 percent: 3 Polio, 1 MMR, 4-3-1 Series

97 percent: 3 HepB

0 percent Exemption

Concord Children’s Center No. 2

100 percent: all vaccines

Concord Integrated Preschool

100 percent: 4 DTaP, 3 Polio, 1 MMR, 1 Varicella, 4-3-1 Series

98 percent: 3 Hib, 3 HepB

0 percent Exemption

Concord Montessori School

100: 1 MMR, 1 Varicella

98 percent: 4 DTaP, 3 Polio, 3 Hib, 3 HepB, 4-3-1 Series

2 percent Exemption

LEAP School at Concord

97 percent: 4 DTaP, 3 Polio, 3 Hib

95 percent: 1 MMR, 3 HepB, 1 Varicella, 4-3-1 Series

3 percent: Exemption

The Barn Coop Nursery School

100 percent: 1 MMR, 1 Varicella

97 percent: 3 Polio, 3 Hib

94 percent: 4 DTaP, 4-3-1 Series

88 percent: 3 HepB

0 percent: Exemption

Concord Children’s Center No. 2 and Nashoba Brooks Preschool reported fewer than 30 students, so data cannot be released.

Little Sprouts at Concord, Milldam Nursery School and The Children’s Meetinghouse did not respond to the survey.

CONCORD KINDERGARTEN IMMUNIZATION RESULTS

2017-2018 school year, most-recent period for which data is available.

Alcott School

100 percent: All vaccines

Willard Elementary School

100 percent: All vaccines

Nashoba Brooks School reported fewer than 30 students, so data cannot be released

Thoreau School did not respond to the survey.

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