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US childhood vaccination rates continue to fall, CDC data show
The CDC data also show that vaccine exemptions, for the fourth year in a row, have hit a new record high. The percentage of kindergartners with an exemption from one or more vaccine rose from 3.3% in 2023-24 to 3.6% in 2024-25. In the 2020-21 school year, 2.5% of children entering kindergarten had an exemption.
The CDC says vaccination rates for kindergartners across the U.S. now averages 92.1%, down from roughly 93% in 2024.
The new report paints a sobering picture of immunizations as infectious diseases like measles surge across the United States.
A vaccine rates have declined in the U.S., there have been notable increases in several diseases, including measles and ...
Non-medical exemptions rose from 2.2 percent before the pandemic (2019–2020) to 3.1 percent in 2023–2024 and now to the ...
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