Windsor-Essex is average when it comes to the vaccination rate for common childhood diseases.
The latest statistics have been released by the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit.
For measles and mumps, the vaccination rate for kids age 7 hit 90%. By age 17, the rate was around 97%.
When it comes to the chicken pox, the vaccination rate remained steady in both age groups at around 97%.
Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Wajid Ahmed says there has been a consistent improvement in the rates since 2015, which he calls rewarding.
"We are pleased to see the progress that all of our efforts have resulted in, in increasing our vaccine coverage in our area," he says. "We sill need to work and we want to make sure that almost all of them are vaccinated."
Dr. Ahmed says the local vaccination rate means a much lower chance of outbreaks.
"For example, measles, we need a coverage of 95% to be considered that we have the herd immunity," he says. "For children who are going to schools at age 17, they have that required coverage. Our coverage is more than 95%."
He says any lower rates for younger children could be mostly be the result in a lag in data reporting.
"Sometimes it's just a reporting issue, that by the time we start to get on to them and make sure they have their record updated, sometimes there is a delay," says Ahmed. "That is why we see a big change from seven going all the way up to 17, because that gives us more opportunity."