US Edition‘We are sweating’: Missouri kindergarten vaccination rates fall below immunity threshold
Vaccination coverage among Missouri kindergarteners fell from 96% to 90% over 10 years, with non-medical exemptions rising to 5%, increasing disease outbreak risks, health officials say.
- Only 90% vaccination coverage last year leaves Missouri kindergarten students below the 95% protection benchmark recommended by the CDC and World Health Organization.
- Since the 2020-21 school year, religious exemptions have increased sharply, with vaccination declines driven by more parents filing non-medical exemptions prior to school among Missouri kindergarteners.
- Cedar County, Missouri reported 74.4% kindergarten vaccination and five of seven confirmed measles cases this year, while Kansas City Health Department notes lower rates in Northland and is expanding access.
- Measles cases since 1992 have resurged, Morris warned, `It is going to be a bit of a firestorm if those infections get into some of those places,` and public health officials stress vaccine access and education efforts.
- Federal funding cuts have trickled down to Missouri programs, and in June, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced all 17 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices members, which critics say undermines the group's credibility.
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Missouri kindergarten vaccination rates fall below immunity threshold: 'We are sweating'
A community needs a vaccination rate of at least 95% to be adequately protected from measles outbreaks. In Missouri, the rate of vaccinated kindergarteners stands at 90%, while some areas have rates as low as 75%.
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By Annelise Hanshaw Missouri Independent The percentage of kindergarten students in Missouri vaccinated against diseases such as measles and whooping cough is dropping each year… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close The post Missouri kindergarten vaccination rates fall below immunity threshold appeared first on The Examiner.
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