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Kindergarten Vaccination Rates Plummet Amid Measles Surge

8/1/2025

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Vaccination rates among U.S. kindergarteners are slipping, with exemptions rising to 4.1% for the 2024-25 school year, up from 3.7%. This worrisome trend coincides with a staggering 33-year high in measles cases, particularly threatening states like Arizona, where lax exemption policies could lead to dangerous outbreaks.

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Vaccination rates among U.S. kindergarteners are slipping, with exemptions rising to 4.1% for the 2024-25 school year, up from 3.7%. This worrisome trend coincides with a staggering 33-year high in measles cases, particularly threatening states like Arizona, where lax exemption policies could lead to dangerous outbreaks.