The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a New York woman's bid to send her son to kindergarten without state-mandated vaccines, a requirement that she claimed infringed on her religious rights.
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows declining vaccination rates among kindergarteners for the fourth year in a row, leaving kids vulnerable to contagious diseases that can spread through classrooms.
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The decline comes as the Trump administration has recommended decreasing the number of required shots.
It was the fourth year in a row that national exemption rates hit record highs, and most parents are seeking exemptions for nonmedical reasons.
Exemptions increased in 41 states and the District of Columbia.
Federal data revealed that the vaccine exemption rate for kindergartners rose to 4.2%, up from 3.6% the year before, which impacts approximately 155,000 children nationwide.
Vaccination rates among American kindergartners decreased during the 2025-2026 school year for all tracked vaccines , the Centers for Disease Control reported on Monday. - Exemptions from getting one or more vaccines increased in 41 states and the District of Columbia, growing to 4.2% from 3.6% the year before. Why it matters: The dropoff coincided with continued efforts by the Trump administration to make controversial vaccine policy changes and with measles cases hitting levels not seen in more than three decades. By the numbers: Coverage with the MMR, DTaP, polio and varicella vaccine decreased in more than half of states, ranging from 92% for diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine to 92.4% for the measles,…
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