Why is it important for your child to be vaccinated?

Vaccines, also called shots or immunizations, are one of the safest and most effective ways to protect your child from potentially serious childhood diseases. Despite all of the benefits of vaccines, not all young children receive the shots they need.

How should doctors help prevent childhood illness?

Highly rated medical groups and their doctors send reminders when your child needs a shot. This makes it easier for you to be sure that your child, by age 2, has all of the recommended vaccinations.

What do the stars mean?

The scores show how well each medical group did at making sure all young children (age 2 years old) received the vaccinations recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics. These vaccines include: measles, mumps, rubella, haemopphilus type B, influenza, chicken pox, diphtheria (an upper respiratory infection), tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, hepatitis A and B, rotavirus and pneumococcal vaccinations. The higher score means more children got the right care at the right time. The scores are based on information from at least 30 medical group patient records in 2023.