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3. abc: Exemptions for routine vaccines among kindergartners reach record highs: CDC

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Fri Oct 4, 2024, 03:30 PM

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Exemptions for routine vaccines among kindergartners reach record highs: CDC

Last year, 3.3% of kindergartners were exempt from one or more vaccines.
By Mary Kekatos

October 3, 2024, 12:20 PM

The data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed how many children met school requirements for the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine; the diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine; the poliovirus (polio) vaccine; and the varicella (chickenpox) vaccine.

Vaccination coverage among kindergartners in the U.S. decreased for all reported vaccines, the CDC found. For the MMR vaccine, coverage fell from 93.1% during the 2022-23 school year to 92.7% during the 2023-24 school year while DTaP vaccination coverage dropped from 92.7% to 92.3% over the same period.............

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