CAIR Participation Continues to Climb

California’s Immunization Registry (CAIR) is widespread in medical offices and clinics across the state. By the end of 2009, 88 million shot records on 8.1 million Californians of all ages had been captured in CAIR, up from 74 million records in 2008.

Recruitment efforts and planning goals continue to focus on immunizations given to children from birth through age five years, the time period when most routine immunizations are given. To date, nearly 64% of California children age 0-5 five years old and 50% of children 6-18 years old have records in CAIR, an increase of 5% from 2008. These data represent real growth in CAIR’s utilization on a statewide basis. CAIR is an important tool to help health care providers, schools, and other key agencies prevent vaccine-preventable diseases.