Vaccination exemptions rise in students

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fewer children are entering kindergarten fully vaccinated.The CDC found that during the 2024-25 school year, 4.1 percent of kindergartners (about 138,000 kids) had a vaccine exemption, surpassing the previous high of 3.7 percent from the year before. Over the past five school years with data — ending in the 2023-2024 school y...

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