Fewer kindergarteners are being vaccinated, CDC data show

Childhood Vaccination Rates Continue to Drop: CDC Data - The Pennsylvania Daily Star

Childhood vaccination rates are continuing to drop, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For the 2024-2025 school year, kindergartners' vaccination rates in the U.S. decreased for all vaccines from the prior year, ranging from 92.1% for diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) to 92.5% for measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR) and polio vaccine, the CDC said Thursday. The post Childhood Va…

Vaccination Rates Drop Among Kindergartners as Exemptions Increase: CDC - The Thinking Conservative

Rates of vaccination among kindergartners ticked down in the 2024–2025 school year, the CDC said as the number of exemptions rose. The post Vaccination Rates Drop Among Kindergartners as Exemptions Increase: CDC appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.

Fewer kindergarteners are being vaccinated, CDC data show

(The Hill) — Vaccinations among kindergarteners declined during the 2024-25 school year compared to the year before, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).   Rates dipped to 92.1 percent for the diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) and to 92.5 percent for the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR) and polio vaccine, the data show.   The drop in vaccination coverage comes as the U…

CDC: Kindergarten vaccination decreases, exemptions increase

New CDC data show fewer kindergartners are fully vaccinated as exemption rates increased during the 2024-2025 school year.