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JAMA. 1998;279:985-986.

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MMWR. 1998;47:108-116

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The National Immunization Survey (NIS) is an ongoing survey that provides national estimates of vaccination coverage among children aged 19-35 months* based on data for the most recent 12 months for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 27 other selected urban areas.^1-2 CDC initiated the NIS in April 1994 to monitor vaccination coverage levels as part of the Childhood Immunization Initiative (CII), a national strategy to ensure high vaccination coverage of children during the first 2 years of life.³ This report presents NIS findings for July 1996-June 1997, which indicate that vaccination levels among U.S. children aged 19-35 months remain the highest ever recorded. This report also includes the first annualized estimates for varicella vaccine coverage.

NIS uses a quarterly random-digit-dialed sample of telephone numbers for each survey area to collect vaccination information for all eligible children. During July 1996-June 1997, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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