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  "id": 1562273,
  "title": "U.S. school vaccination rates inch down again as exemptions reach record high",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/u-s-school-vaccination-rates-inch-down-again-as-exemptions-reach-1562273",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-17T20:25:24.000Z",
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  "summary": "It's the fourth consecutive year that the national average exemption rate has reached a new record, and the vast majority are parents withholding shots for nonmedical reasons.",
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        "title": "U.S. school vaccination rates inch down again as exemptions reach record high",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}