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Measles Outbreak Sparks Concern Over Falling Vaccination Rates

3/17/2025

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A troubling measles outbreak in West Texas and New Mexico underscores a worrying trend: vaccination rates among kindergartners are dropping. With nonmedical exemptions climbing to 3.3% this school year, the national measles vaccination rate lingers just below 93%, far from the 95% threshold needed to protect our communities.

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A troubling measles outbreak in West Texas and New Mexico underscores a worrying trend: vaccination rates among kindergartners are dropping. With nonmedical exemptions climbing to 3.3% this school year, the national measles vaccination rate lingers just below 93%, far from the 95% threshold needed to protect our communities.