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Lewis County official briefs Board on falling kindergarten vaccination rates and trust issues
Summary
Joe Wiley, Lewis County Public Health Officer, told the Board kindergarten vaccination rates in Lewis County are below statewide averages and have declined since the COVID-19 pandemic; parents cited concerns about vaccine schedules, incentives, and distrust of the system, and Board members discussed the role of trusted providers and outbreak-driven vaccination.
Lewis County Public Health Officer Joe Wiley briefed the Washington State Board of Health on March 12 that kindergarten vaccination rates in Lewis County are below statewide averages and have fallen since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wiley said parents cited reasons including concerns about too many vaccines at once, spacing vaccines, selecting…
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