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Vaccine Rates Drop as Policy Shifts Loom | Philadelphia News
Childhood vaccination rates are plummeting nationwide as exemption numbers soar, with over half the states seeing drops in key vaccine coverage for the second year. Amid this crisis, the administration is pushing to split the MMR shot and spread out immunizations — a move directly contradicting CDC science that combo shots reduce injections and improve compliance. Measles cases have already surged past last year’s total, hitting over 2,500 confirmed cases — almost all in unvaccinated or unknown-status kids. With 24 states now exceeding 5% exemption rates, public health experts warn school…
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