Can ImmTrac be accessed from anther state?
The history of ImmTrac ImmTrac came into being as a response to a serious public health problem. Measles cases took a dramatic and costly upswing between 1989-1991, with over 55,000 cases reported nationwide. The outbreak resulted in an estimated 11,000 hospitalizations and 130 deaths. The measles resurgence was attributed primarily to a failure to vaccinate preschool-aged children on time, in this case early during the second year of life. According to Dr. David Smith, then Texas Commissioner of Health, Texas reported 9,400 measles cases and 26 deaths associated with measles between 1988 and 1992 What is ImmTrac? With the consent of the parent, the ImmTrac database receives vaccination information for a child from across the state, including input from the Bureau of Vital Statistics, Women, Infant and Children (WIC) clinics, Medicaid, the Integrated Client Encounter System (ICES), and private health care providers. The system is designed to track and maintain immunization records and
