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  "id": 1577451,
  "title": "Kindergarten vaccine exemptions hit all time high",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/kindergarten-vaccine-exemptions-hit-all-time-high",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-17T22:04:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/newsletters/healthcare/6034188-kindergarten-vaccine-exemptions-hit-all-time-high/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Kindergarten vaccine exemptions hit all time high The percentage of American kindergartners exempted from MMR vaccines rose sharply in the 2025-26 school year, as overall vaccination rates continued to fall. © AP Photo/Mary Conlon New federal data released Monday showed...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "Kindergarten vaccine exemptions rose in 2025-2026: CDC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/kindergarten-vaccine-exemptions-rose-in-2025-2026-cdc",
        "published": "2026-08-17T21:24:56.000Z"
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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."
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