Posted on 08/01/2025 10:16:17 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Just over 92% of 2024-25 kindergartners got their required measles-mumps-rubella shots, down slightly from the previous year.
U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Thursday.
The fraction of kids exempted from vaccine requirements rose to 4.1%, up from 3.7% the year before. It's the third record-breaking year in a row for the exemption rate, and the vast majority are parents withholding shots for nonmedical reasons.
Meanwhile, 92.5% of 2024-25 kindergartners got their required measles-mumps-rubella shots, down slightly from the previous year. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the vaccination rate was 95% — the level that makes it unlikely that a single infection will spark a disease cluster or outbreak.
The vaccination numbers were posted as the U.S. experiences its worst year for measles spread in more than three decades, with more than 1,300 cases so far.
“The concern, of course, is that with a further dip in the (vaccination) coverage, we’re going to see even more measles in the coming months,” said Dr. Sean O’Leary, of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
It's possible that this year's outbreaks may spur more parents to get their children vaccinated before they go to school, said O'Leary, a University of Colorado pediatric infectious diseases specialist.
But Dr. Philip Huang isn't optimistic. Texas was particularly hard hits by measles this year, with more than half of the cases reported nationally. Despite that, the state passed a law making it easier for parents to get school vaccine exemptions for their kids.
“It's crazy,” said Huang, Dallas County's health director.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention traditionally releases the vaccination coverage data in its flagship publication, the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. CDC officials usually speak to the...
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Parents should be able to exempt their kids for any reason or no reason.
The solution for schools is to send all the unvaccinated children home for a week or two when the first case is reported.
That’s the whole point of keeping vaccination information on file at the school office. Exempted children are supposed to be sent home in the event of an outbreak.
You sacrificed your credibility forcing us to take the Clot Shot. We won’t ever trust you again.
Valpal1 wrote: “The solution for schools is to send all the unvaccinated children home for a week or two when the first case is reported.”
The real solution is for all the children to be vaccinated.
People wising up to dangerous and deadly mRNA jabs.Don’t trust anyone now to put mRNA into every single jab.
America was fooled once already, never again.
Yup
No
For covid as well.?
All vaccines required by law.
Why would you not want your child protected?
Liberty requires that people be allowed to make their own stupid choices.
Sending unvaxxed kids home for 2-6 weeks will result in more parents getting their kids vaccinated.
Stop the haranguing and just let consequences teach wisdom.
Vaccines are only required by law FOR school or daycare attendance.
The problem is schools never acting to exclude children for non-compliance during outbreaks.
It’s a simple policy to enact. Once a case is reported in the county, schools exclude all vaccine exempted children and send them home until the outbreak is over.
I don’t really know why this is so damn hard for schools to figure out.
Faced with missing work for multiple weeks to stay home with little Janey and Johnny will result in a sudden rush of vaccinations.
Unfortunately, with all the illegals Biden let in, the diseases which have been almost nonexistent here are now showing up with a vengeance. Vaccines are important, but they must be safe. RFKjr needs to find a way to make that happen asap. Hint -— don’t just trust what the drug companies tell you.
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