Alameda County Vaccinations Surge in Wake of Enforcement

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Zara Upadhyay holds her 9-month-old daughter as she receives a hepatitis B vaccine at Berkeley Pediatrics. Photo by Jeremy Raff/KQED

By Lisa Fine, KQED News Fix/State of Health

When it comes to vaccination rates, Alameda County made the comeback of the year in California.

The county was named by state officials as the “most improved” for raising the rate of kindergartners with “up-to-date” immunizations, said Amy Pine, immunization director of the Alameda County Public Health Department.

Read the complete story at KQED News Fix/State of Health.

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