On Monday, the Director of Infection Prevention for UCHealth said vaccination rates have been down since the COVID-19 pandemic and misinformation about vaccines is the main cause.
According to health officials, post-pandemic vaccination rates have yet to reach herd immunity, meaning a large enough amount of people have vaccines to create immunity in the community. The main viruses of focus during flu season are Covid-19, Influenza, and RSV.
Officials say these low rates are especially true for young kids and students. The target percentage is 95% but for K12 students across Colorado vaccine rates were at 90.1%. One of the lowest school districts in the state was Colorado Springs School District 11 which had rates of 85%.