A report just released by the Canadian Public Health Agency said that vaccination rates for children and adolescents of all ages across Canada have not met the national targets set by the country. To effectively prevent the spread of the disease, more children must be vaccinated.
On average, 2.4% of two-year-old children in Canada have not received any vaccination. This proportion is the highest in BC province, reaching 3.9%. Two-year-old children who have received polio (i.e., polio ) vaccines are 87.5% in BC Province, which is only higher than Manitoba (85.6%) and Nunavut (82.1) in each province. The Canadian government sets a goal of 95%.
Only 75.8% of two-year-old children have been vaccinated with diphtheria, and whooping cough and tetanus "three-in-one" vaccines. Only Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island in the country have exceeded 80%, but they are still some distance away from the 95% target.
14 to 17-year-old teenagers have not reached the 90% target. Among them, only the vaccination rate of the three-in-one vaccine is close to the target.
Canadian Public Health Agency has conducted a survey on the national vaccination rate of children and adolescents every two years since 1994. The latest data comes from a 2017 survey.
