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- The United States faces measles eradication risk as kindergarten vaccination rates fall from 95% to 92.5% since 2019-20.
- Experts attribute the decline to anti-vaccine sentiment and policy changes under U.S. President Donald Trump.
- Experts warn that making childhood polio vaccines optional could trigger a resurgence, as many professionals lack experience treating polio.
- Survivors express concern over diminished understanding of vaccine-preventable diseases, with the last U.S. polio case reported in 2022.
