Childhood vaccination rates for the 2024-25 school year fell for the fifth year in a row, according to data from the Centers ...

The vaccination numbers were posted amid the U.S.'s worst year for measles spread in over three decades, with more than 1,300 ...

U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high.

Georgia's MMR vaccination rates for kindergarteners have fallen from 93.6% in 2019-20 to 88.4% in 2023-24, pushing children further from the 95% rate needed for herd immunity.

But childhood vaccination rates have declined nationwide since the pandemic and more parents are claiming religious or personal conscience waivers to exempt their kids from required shots.

But childhood vaccination rates have declined nationwide since the pandemic and more parents are claiming religious or personal conscience waivers to exempt their kids from required shots.

The 74 reports childhood vaccination rates have dropped in 1,600 US counties since the pandemic, risking herd immunity amid rising measles outbreaks.