PROTECTION FOR TODAY, AND FOR THE FUTURE. AS PART OF NATIONAL INFANT IMMUNIZATION WEEK, THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS POINTING OUT THE BENEFITS OF HAVING YOUR CHILD FULLY VACCINATED. DAN BURKE WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS FAILING TO STAY UP TO DAY ON SHOTS WHEN THEY'RE YOUNG CAN HAVE AN IMPACT LATER IN LIFE. HE SAYS IF KIDS AREN'T PROTECTED AGAINST MENINGITIS, IT CAN AFFECT THEM WHEN THEY'RE COLLEGE-AGE.
BURKE SAYS, RIGHT NOW THE STATE'S IMMUNIZATION RATE IS ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. HE SAYS ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO IT WAS ABOUT 10 PERCENTAGE POINTS BELOW, SO PROGRESS IS BEING MADE IN GETTING CHILDREN FULLY PROTECTED.
