NJ vaccine gaps emerge as exemptions rise and coverage dips
CDC data show New Jersey’s vaccination coverage remains high but has dipped slightly: 92.1% of public-school kindergartners were fully vaccinated in 2024-25 (down from 92.9%), and eight counties reported non-medical vaccine exemptions above 5% (one county above 10%); exemptions are higher in private schools (15 counties above 5%). NJ’s MMR rate among kindergartners was 92.5%, above the national median of 91.5% but down from the prior year. County-level data for 2025-26 aren’t yet available. National data for 2025-26 show vaccination rates continuing to fall and exemptions rising to about 4.2% from 3.6%.
