Vaccine Recommendations

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News

CDC: Colorado’s kindergarteners have some of the lowest MMR vaccination rates in the country

Marty Lenz

The vaccination rate for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) in Colorado is now 88%, sixth lowest among states that provided data. The state health department reported just under 88% MMR rates during the 2025-26 school year Last year, Colorado saw its highest number of measles cases since 1995.

Alex Peete, who works at DSST Cole, gets a COVID vaccine set up in the school. Aug. 5, 2021.

Politics

What do the new federal recommendations on childhood vaccines mean for Colorado?

John Daley

The Trump administration changed a schedule that included things like the seasonal flu shot. The state will follow the American Academy of Pediatrics instead.

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News

Colorado childhood vaccine recommendations stay the same despite federal changes

Lindsey Toomer, Colorado Newsline

President Trump directed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to review vaccine recommendations from peer nations and recommend any changes to vaccination schedules based on those findings. That review resulted in changed recommendations, announced Monday, for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, rotavirus, meningococcal disease, the flu and COVID-19 vaccines.