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Ohio Kindergarten Vaccination Rates Plummet Amid Measles Outbreak

5/10/2025

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Ohio's kindergarten vaccination rates have dropped to 85.4% for the 2024-25 school year, a significant fall from 89.9% five years ago. This troubling trend comes amid a measles outbreak, with 36 confirmed cases statewide. Cuyahoga County has reported its first case, linked to an unvaccinated child receiving treatment at Hillcrest Hospital.

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Ohio's kindergarten vaccination rates have dropped to 85.4% for the 2024-25 school year, a significant fall from 89.9% five years ago. This troubling trend comes amid a measles outbreak, with 36 confirmed cases statewide. Cuyahoga County has reported its first case, linked to an unvaccinated child receiving treatment at Hillcrest Hospital.