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Immunization rates tick up after recall effort, but grant cuts put programs at risk
Summary
Health department staff reported a recent rise in childhood vaccine series completion and described school-clinic activity and outreach, while warning that immunization grant cuts and a state funding deadline threaten personnel and outreach materials.
Evansville City Health Department staff presented updated immunization data showing a rise in full-series coverage and described school and mobile clinics that reached children with limited access to primary care — while warning that recent grant losses threaten the department’s immunization capacity.
Erin, the staff member who presented the immunization update, told the board that local coverage for the measured series rose from about 71.7% to 74.6% as of April 1, 2025, after coordinated reminder-and-recall efforts with providers.…
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