US Childhood Vaccination Rates Decline as Exemptions Reach Record Highs
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Vaccination rates among American kindergarteners have declined for all vaccines during the 2024-2025 school year, with exemptions rising to 3.6%, leading to a resurgence of measles cases, the highest since 2000, and falling below the CDC's herd immunity target of 95%.
- Vaccine exemptions rise in 36 states Axios
- Childhood Vaccination Rates Have Dropped Again, C.D.C. Data Shows The New York Times
- Fewer kindergarteners are being vaccinated, CDC data show The Hill
- US vaccination rates for measles, other diseases drop further, government data says Reuters
- Childhood vaccine exemption rates hit a record high, CDC data shows NBC News
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