Fewer young people getting vaccinated in Michigan, study finds

LANSING

The rate of children and adolescents getting routine vaccinations is declining across the state, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics.

Routine vaccinations are shots for polio, measles, mumps and rubella for children and meningitis for teenagers, said Kao-Ping Chua, an associate professor at the University of Michigan who oversaw the study.

Researchers looked at data f…