The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published data on Wednesday which showed that there has been a drop in measles vaccination rates among kindergartners. This has left more than 125,000 new schoolchildren without coverage for at least one state-mandated vaccine, according to a report in CNN. Dr Marcus Plescia, chief medical officer for the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, in a statement, said, “Public health officials are concerned about decreased vaccination rates in Kindergarteners.
Childhood vaccines are safe and effective and have made a profound difference in reducing suffering and death from what were once dreaded infectious diseases.” According to the report in CNN, Lori Tremmel Freeman, chief executive officer for the National Association of County and City Health Officials said that the local health officials are concerned about decreased vaccination coverage among US kindergarteners and what it could mean for public health risks. Freeman said.
“The broader story is that vaccination coverage decreased in 35 states and 14 states out of those 35 had at least one full percentage point drop, and what that translates to is about 280,000 students without proof of complete vaccinations “But the more you consider local communities and neighbourhoods, the more the risk can be different, because you see these larger pockets of vaccine-hesitant communities,” she said. “We often see congregations of the same people together in the.