{
  "id": 1806275,
  "title": "Childhood Vaccine Exemptions Hit Record High as Measles Cases Surge Across U.S.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/childhood-vaccine-exemptions-hit-record-high-as-measles-cases-surge",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-18T19:50:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Healthline News",
    "slug": "healthline-news",
    "url": "https://www.healthline.com/health-news/cdc-vaccine-exemptions-hit-record-high"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Childhood vaccine exemptions for medical or religious reasons have reached a record high. SDI Productions/E+/Getty Images A CDC report shows that MMR vaccination coverage among U.S. kindergartners fell from 92.5% in 2024–25 to 92.4% from 2025–26, well below the 95% associated with herd immunity against infectious diseases like measles. Medical or religious exemptions from one or more…",
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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."
}