More Questions, Worry: Childhood Vaccine Hesitancy on Rise

Hesitancy over childhood vaccines on the rise in Lincoln, doctor says

About 4% of Nebraska's kindergarten students had vaccination exemptions last year. During the 2020-21 school year, only 2.2% of students had any kind of exemption in the state.

More questions, worry: Childhood vaccine hesitancy on rise

About 4% of Nebraska's kindergarten students had vaccination exemptions last year. During the 2020-21 school year, only 2.2% of students had any kind of exemption in the state.

Childhood vaccination rates fall again as exemptions set another record

U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high. The fraction of kids exempted from vaccine requirements rose to a new all-time high of 3.6%, up from 3.3%…

US Vaccine Exemptions Hit Record Highs in 2024-25 Under RFK Jr

In recent months, childhood vaccine exemption rates have surged to unprecedented levels across the United States, coinciding with the influential tenure of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services. According to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, exemption rates among kindergartners reached a record high during the 2024-25 school year, with vaccination coverage declining for all reported vaccin…