US vaccination rates fall again as exemptions continue to rise, CDC data shows
Again, the CDC did not publish a full report and instead simply put the data online.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released data indicating that US vaccination rates for kindergarteners have declined again in the 2025-2026 school year. According to the CDC, only 92.4% of kindergartners were vaccinated with the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, a slight decrease from the previous year's rate of 92.5%.
Additionally, the coverage with the DTaP vaccine, which protects against diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (whooping cough), fell from 92.1% to 92.0%. These decreasing rates continue a downward trend that began in the 2019-2020 school year, when the US achieved 95% vaccination rates, the threshold necessary to prevent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases in communities.
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