Vaccines play an important role in keeping us healthy. They protect us from serious and sometimes deadly diseases.¹

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The increase in life expectancy during the 20th century is largely due to improvements in child survival; this increase is associated with reductions in infectious disease mortality, due largely to immunization. However, infectious diseases remain a major cause of illness, disability, and death. Immunization recommendations in the United States currently target 17 vaccine-preventable diseases across the lifespan.²

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Immunization coverage is tracked at the national and state levels primarily through two surveys:

• National Immunization Survey (NIS): National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS): National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

The New Jersey Immunization Information System (NJIIS) contains immunization histories for New Jersey residents of all ages. It is populated with birth records of infants and immunization records from public and private healthcare providers. Currently, provider participation in the NJIIS is only mandatory for practitioners who immunize children less than 7 years of age and/or who participate in New Jersey's Vaccine for Children Program. Therefore, data limitations may exist for state-level immunization data.

• Childhood Immunization: 4:3:1:3:3:1:4 Series
• Childhood Immunization: DTap, Hep B, and PCV (separate coverage rates)
• Influenza Vaccination, Adults Age 65+
• Pneumonia Vaccination, Adults Age 65+

Immunization Status Reports from Schools

• Immunization and exemption rates for Pre-K/Childcare, Kindergarten, and 6th grade students

Behavioral Risk Factor Data (NJBRFS)

• Influenza Vaccination - Crude Rates
• Influenza Vaccination - Age-adjusted Rates
• Pneumococcal Vaccination - Crude Rates
• Pneumococcal Vaccination - Age-adjusted Rates

• School Immunization Status and Exemption Reports

New Jersey Department of Health Communicable Disease Service Vaccine Preventable Disease Program COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Map U.S. Department of Health and Human Services FluVaxView Vaccines.gov Vaccines and Immunizations Healthy People 2020 Healthy People 2030