US Edition1-in-6 parents reject vaccine recommendations: poll
Concerns about vaccine safety and distrust in federal health agencies lead 17% of U.S. parents to delay or skip childhood vaccines, risking outbreaks of preventable diseases.
- On Monday, the Washington Post–KFF survey found one in six American parents delayed or skipped some or all routine childhood vaccines, polling 2,716 parents and guardians from July 18 to August 4, 2025.
- Amid rising misinformation, vaccine resistance grew due to debunked claims linking vaccines to autism, with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental attorney and vaccine critic, amplifying fears and influencing CDC policies.
- Homeschooling parents are among the groups delaying vaccines, along with Republican and younger parents, while 81% support school requirements for measles and polio vaccines.
- Amid a decline in vaccination, one in six U.S. parents delayed or skipped vaccines, raising concerns about potential outbreaks of preventable diseases like measles.
- A slim majority of parents said they lack confidence in federal regulators, while only about 13% of eligible children received the coronavirus vaccine last year and 51% doubt CDC and FDA vaccine safety.
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1 in 6 parents say they have skipped vaccines for their kids, survey shows
About 1 in 6 parents have skipped or delayed recommended vaccines for their children, a new survey shows. Republicans, parents under 35 and those who home school their children were most likely to have done so.
One in six U.S. parents rejecting standard vaccine schedule: poll
Read: 2 min One in six American parents has delayed or skipped some or all of the standard childhood vaccines, according to a new Washington Post poll released Monday. Most of those parents cite concerns about potential side effects as well as a lack of confidence in the federal health authorities to ensure their safety. Some nine per cent have opted out of administering their kids with polio or MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) shots, a trend publi…
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1 in 6 parents reject vaccine recommendations: Poll
(The Hill) - About 1 in 6 parents have skipped or delayed vaccinating their children against diseases other than COVID-19 or the flu, according to a new poll from The Washington Post and health care policy nonprofit KFF. The poll’s findings show that 16 percent of parents are forgoing getting their children vaccinated for diseases other than COVID-19 or the flu, with white parents, Republicans, the religious and those homeschooling their kids …
New poll finds staggering number of parents now reject childhood vaccines
Parents who homeschool their children are the largest demographic to delay or reject childhood vaccinations, followed by parents who are white and very religious, according to a new Washington Post-KFF poll. One in six parents now reject the vaccination schedule recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.“The poll — the most detailed recent look at the childhood vaccination practices and opinions of American parents — shows th…
Americans' contempt for vaccines is growing - The percentage of preschool children vaccinated against measles fell nationally from 95% in 2019 to 92.5% in 2024
What Parents Are Not Vaccinating Their Children?
A new Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll shows that American parents “who are choosing to skip or delay vaccines for their children are more likely to home-school their children, be White and very religious, identify as Republican or be under 35.”
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