US EditionWisconsin ‘at Risk’ for Outbreaks as Childhood Vaccination Rates Continue to Fall, State Says
Vaccination coverage for Wisconsin toddlers fell nearly 2% to 66.9% in 2025 with notable racial gaps: 57.4% for Black children and 78% for white children, DHS reported.
- Monday's statewide data show the Wisconsin Department of Health Services released the 2025 annual immunization data showing 66.9% of Wisconsin 24-month-olds received all doses of the child series.
- The decline traces back to 2017 when rates peaked, and Stephanie Schauer said the fall reflects vaccine skepticism and access challenges amid national trends in vaccination coverage.
- County-Level figures reveal that Dane County had 75.7%, while Vernon and Clark counties had 35.2% and 32.5%, respectively, in 2025.
- With recent measles encounters this year, health officials warned that lower vaccination rates increase outbreak risks, and Schauer said, "Unfortunately, with some of the news that we are hearing these days about measles, it's giving people a better picture of what these diseases actually can do."
- To address gaps, DHS is expanding partnerships with health systems, clinics, pharmacies, and public-health agencies, urging families to use the Wisconsin Immunization Registry and Vaccines for Children providers with over 700 sites.
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One-third of 2-year-olds didn’t receive recommended shots
Three out of 10 Wisconsin 2-year-olds did not have all of their recommended vaccinations in 2025, according to state data released Monday. The state Department of Health Services found 66.9% of children at 24 months had completed their childhood vaccine series last year. That’s about 2 percentage points lower than in 2024. The decline equates to around 1,200 children, said Stephanie Schauer, manager of the Wisconsin Immunization Program at DHS. …
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Chippewa HeraldWisconsin ‘at risk’ for outbreaks as childhood vaccination rates continue to fall, state says
The latest decrease is a "clear signal” the health and well-being of children is at risk, state health officials said Monday.
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Wisconsin ExaminerRates for most vaccines in children and teens are declining, Wisconsin health officials say
Fewer Wisconsin children and adolescents got vaccinated last year for many childhood illnesses, raising the risk of outbreaks and clusters that could lead to more widespread illness, the state health department reported Monday. Vaccination rates for a group of seven…
Wisconsin childhood vaccine rates continue to decline
MADISON — Childhood vaccination rates in Wisconsin are continuing to decline, according to the latest data from 2025. An annual report from the state Department of Health Services (DHS) shows nearly three of every 10 kids did not get the vaccines recommended by age two, a decline of almost 2% from 2024. “In public health, we use data like this as an alert system,” said Paula Tran, state health officer and Division of Public Health administrator.…
Data: One-third of Wisconsin kids didn't receive recommended shots by age 2
The state Department of Health Services found 66.9 percent of children age 24 months had completed their childhood vaccine series last year. The post Data: One-third of Wisconsin kids didn’t receive recommended shots by age 2 appeared first on WPR.
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