Vaccine Rates Plummet, Exemptions Soar: A Recipe for Disaster The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest data on US vaccination rates paints a bleak picture: kindergartners' coverage has declined since the 2019 2020 school year, when vaccination rates were at their peak.
This trend is not incremental; it's a significant drop in the percentage of kids protected against vaccine preventable diseases. The consequences of such low vaccination rates are dire.
As we slide further away from the critical 95% threshold, outbreaks of measles, mumps, and rubella will inevitably spread, putting vulnerable populations at risk.