CDC, kindergartners
Last school year, fewer kindergartners were vaccinated, CDC says
In the 2023-24 school year, the CDC reported vaccine coverage among kindergartners decreased across all reported vaccines.
Exemptions for routine vaccines among kindergartners reach record highs: CDC
New CDC data published Wednesday found vaccination coverage among kindergartners fell slightly from the year before as exemptions reached record highs.
Record number of U.S. kindergartners did not get recommended vaccines
New government data shows that a record number of kindergartners were exempted from the required shots during the last school year.
Record number of kindergartners had vaccine exemptions last year: CDC
The number of vaccine exemptions reported among U.S. kindergarteners reached another record high during the 2023-24 academic year, the record set last year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
Required vaccine coverage among US kindergartners dips again, new CDC data shows
A record share of US kindergartners had an exemption for required vaccinations last school year, leaving more than 125,000 new schoolchildren without coverage for at least one state-mandated vaccine,
CDC: Record number of kindergartners had vaccine exemptions in 2023-24 school year
The centers noted that exemptions increased in 40 states for the past school year, and 14 of them had exemption rates of more than 5%. Coverage of the MMR vaccine, the polio vaccine, and DTAP vaccines,
The CDC says the flu vaccine will be less effective this year
Last year, the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention said that data indicated vaccines would reduce the risk of hospitalization by 50%. This year’s data indicates the 2025-25 season vaccine will reduce the risk by just 35%.
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