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US Childhood Vaccination Rates Decline as Exemptions Reach Record Highs

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Source: Axios
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%.

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  1. Vaccine exemptions rise in 36 states  Axios
  2. Childhood Vaccination Rates Have Dropped Again, C.D.C. Data Shows  The New York Times
  3. Fewer kindergarteners are being vaccinated, CDC data show  The Hill
  4. US vaccination rates for measles, other diseases drop further, government data says  Reuters
  5. Childhood vaccine exemption rates hit a record high, CDC data shows  NBC News

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