More Pre-Teens Get Vaccines When Schools Require Them

Your story highlights the benefits of vaccination requirements to pre-teens, but with pertussis outbreaks among younger children reported in Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Washington and Wisconsin, public health experts in San Diego are using an innovative text-message reminder system to increase the immunization rate among 1-year-olds.

This video describes the initiative: http://sandiegobiotechnology.com/topics/4083/amid-u-s-pertussis-outbreak-san-diego-battling-whooping-cough-with-text-messages/

93 percent of adults of child-bearing age surveyed say they text. The platform works in weight-loss and smoking-cessation programs. Flu shots are next, but there is no limit to the beneficial impact of well-times, smartly created 140-character messages for smart phones.

Rex Graham of CA 6:04PM June 01, 2012