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Vaccination rates fall as more parents opt out - NPR

Published by NPR By Rob Stein · 18 August 2026 at 23:58
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More parents are getting exemptions for their kids so they don't have to get vaccinated for kindergarten, and fewer kids are getting their shots. That's according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This comes as the Trump …

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