Fox News medical contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwat discusses a measles outbreak at a children's hospital in Pennsylvania and why some parents are concerned about vaccines post-COVID on 'Fox & Friends Weekend.' A growing number of kindergarten children are starting school without vaccinations due to rising exemptions, according to new data from the U.
S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Vaccination rates among kindergarteners decreased during the 2023-2024 school year for all reported vaccines, the agency said.
Exemption rates from one or more vaccines rose to 3.3%, an increase from 3.0% in the prior year, the CDC stated.
COVID VACCINE DISTRUST GROWING AMONG AMERICANS Vaccination coverage is currently at 92.7% for the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. Approximately 127,000 children in the U.
S. started kindergarten with exemptions from one or more vaccines last year. A growing number of kindergarten students are starting school without vaccinations due to rising exemptions, according to new CDC data.
(iStock) The exemption increase was reported in 40 states and Washington, D.C. Fourteen states saw exemption rates exceeding 5%.
Vaccine exemption policies Students are required by law to get certain vaccines in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., according to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).
All states allow medical exemptions for students who cannot get vaccines for health reasons , the same source said. NEW COVID VACCINES GET FDA APPR.
