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

The fraction of kids exempted from vaccine requirements rose to 4.1%, up from 3.7% the year before. It’s the third ...

The percentage of kids who didn't get their recommended childhood vaccines rose again last school year, continuing the ...

Non-medical exemptions rose from 2.2 percent before the pandemic (2019–2020) to 3.1 percent in 2023–2024 and now to the all-time high of 3.4 percent in the 2024–2025 school year. Medical exemptions, ...

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.