Children MMR vaccination changes due to COVID-19 by state U.S. 2020

In New York City from March to May 2020, there was an 82 percent decrease in the number of MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine doses administered to children 2-8 years compared to the same months in 2018 and 2019. The percent change was less pronounced from June to September when stay-at-home orders were mostly lifted, but still less MMR vaccines were given than in the years prior. This statistic reveals the median weekly percent change in MMR vaccinations administered to U.S. children aged 2-8 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic from March to September 2020, compared to the same periods in 2018 and 2019, by state.

Median weekly percent change in MMR vaccinations in 2020 among U.S. children aged 2-8 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic compared to 2018-2019, by state

Characteristic	Mar-May 2020	Jun-Sep 2020
Overall*	-63.1%	-11.3%
Idaho	-39.8%	-7.1%
Iowa	-52.4%	-11.6%
Louisiana	-59.9%	-5.1%
Michigan	-65.3%	-16.9%
Minnesota	-66.5%	-3.4%
New York City	-82.2%	-20.5%
North Dakota	-55.3%	-11%
Oregon	-62.7%	-15.6%
Washington	-63.5%	-17.2%
Wisconsin	-74.4%	-8%

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Release date

June 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

March to September 2020

Age group

2-8 years

Supplementary notes

The two time periods, March-May and June-September were selected because many jurisdictions implemented and then lifted stay-at-home orders during these periods. During March–May 2020, eight of the 10 jurisdictions implemented some form of stay-at- home order (no orders were issued in Iowa and North Dakota).
For each jurisdiction, the weekly percent change between the number of vaccine doses administered in 2020 and those administered in 2018 and 2019 was calculated.
* Overall = overall median of the median weekly percentage change of each period

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