Dept. of Health: 134 Connecticut schools fell short of federal vaccination guidelines
New numbers from the Connecticut Department of Health show a more than 30% jump in the number of state schools that fell short of federal guidelines for vaccinating kindergartners.
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Oct 21, 2019, 9:18 PM
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Updated 1,912 days ago
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New numbers from the Connecticut Department of Health show a more than 30% jump in the number of state schools that fell short of federal guidelines for vaccinating kindergartners.
The department says 134 schools across the state had at least 1 in 20 kindergartners not vaccinated in the 2018-2019 school year.
Springdale Elementary School had close to 1 in 10 kindergartners not vaccinated.
Other standouts include Coleytown in Westport where the percentage was 12.5%. The percentage at Redding Elementary was 16%.
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