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Vaccine Hesitancy Rising Among Young, Religious Parents

9/15/2025

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A Washington Post-KFF poll reveals vaccine hesitancy among American parents.
Parents delaying or skipping vaccines tend to be White, very religious, Republican, and under 35.
One in six parents have delayed or skipped vaccines for their children, excluding COVID-19 and flu vaccines.
Nine percent have skipped polio or measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccines.
Experts warn these trends may lead to outbreaks of previously controlled diseases.

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Story summary

A Washington Post-KFF poll reveals vaccine hesitancy among American parents.
Parents delaying or skipping vaccines tend to be White, very religious, Republican, and under 35.
One in six parents have delayed or skipped vaccines for their children, excluding COVID-19 and flu vaccines.
Nine percent have skipped polio or measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccines.
Experts warn these trends may lead to outbreaks of previously controlled diseases.