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Kindergarteners Skipping Vaccines at Record Rates | Salt Lake City News
Kindergarteners across the U.S. are skipping vaccines at record rates—4.2% entered school unvaccinated in 2025-26, while overall childhood shot coverage is falling nationwide. States are seeing rising exemption numbers and declining rates for key vaccines like DTaP and MMR, now hovering around 92%. Public health experts warn this trend, fueled by misinformation and access barriers, leaves more kids vulnerable to preventable diseases—and it’s a national problem, not an isolated issue. Maintaining high vaccination rates demands urgent, sustained action to protect our youngest generation. Listen…
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