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Alabama’s Vaccine Exemptions on the Rise | Birmingham News
Alabama’s kindergarten vaccine exemption rate hit a 10-year high this past school year, with nearly 1,600 kids exempted—almost all for non-medical reasons. This mirrors a nationwide uptick, as the national exemption rate climbed from 3.6% to 4.2%. Since 2011, Alabama’s overall exemption rate has surged fivefold, driven largely by non-medical exemptions while medical ones remain low. Meanwhile, vaccination coverage for key shots like MMR and DTaP dropped in Alabama—and across the country—marking a troubling trend as more kindergartners enter school without essential immunizations. Listen in…
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