Kindergarten Vaccination Coverage Hits Record Low as Exemptions Rise

New CDC data show that kindergarten vaccination rates for measles, polio, and other diseases have dropped to 92.4% for MMR, a record low, while exemptions from at least one vaccine reached a decade high. Measles cases have surged past 2,500 this year, the most since the disease was eliminated in the U.S. in 2000. The article ranks states by vaccination coverage to identify areas most vulnerable to outbreaks.