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Back-to-school warning: Doctors alarmed as US vaccination rates fall below safe levels ahead of school year

The latest CDC report finds national kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year as the number of families seeking exemptions rose, surpassing 4% of kindergartners.

Vaccine rates for K-12 students fell last school year, driven by new rule for meningitis vaccine

Vaccine rates for students fell last school year due to a new rule to get vaccinated against meningitis. But rates were ...

Local pediatrician discusses dangers of whooping cough amid low vaccination rates in young children

The first day of school is coming up soon for some of our local school districts, and there are concerns about low ...
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Measles confirmed in state as data reveals vaccination rates among Wisconsin students stay low

Nine measles cases have been confirmed in Wisconsin, all in Oconto County, just as data from the state's Department of Health Services and the U.S. Center for ...

World-first gonorrhoea vaccine rollout begins in UK as infection rates soar

The Terrence Higgins Trust, who campaigned for the vaccine to be introduced in the UK, told the BBC it was "a huge win" for ...

Shingles vaccination rates rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, but major gaps remain for underserved groups

Gains in vaccination may reflect heightened public awareness of the importance of vaccination during the pandemic.