'This is alarming': Vaccination contributions in formative years 

'This is alarming': Vaccination contributions in formative years fall as outbreaks of measles

Vaccination rates against measles, polio and other diseases fell again among kindergartners who had 12 months left in school

[{"selector":"#anim-64722bfd-7033-461c-87f2-e135e6ba4504 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.26217521097493%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-96e8bca7-f6d7-4ddd-b422-25ef329813fd","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}]

a trend public health officials warn puts children at risk of diseases that they can be prevented with vaccines.

[{"selector":"#anim-efa76d83-5f07-4673-83e4-71d8683af69b","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-8ed831b2-8eef-42ea-abe3-cd7a39d4a375 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.26217521097493%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}]

Approximately 93% of kindergarten children during the 2021-22 school year completed immunizations against measles

[{"selector":"#anim-ad9f3340-d8ce-49aa-99bf-43b910dfc187","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-eb45c67f-9b5e-4433-89d9-0c78241d5813 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.18478251272953%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}]

and rubella; diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis; polio; and chickenpox.

[{"selector":"#anim-f1f8d935-52a6-49d5-8078-0d51eec11544","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-d3c18e14-acf2-4b58-9d45-9905134ac3c3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-16.125488162853653%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}]

Coverage fell nearly 1% from 2020-21 and about 2% from the 12 months before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic

[{"selector":"#anim-42a88d7e-a5d5-4833-a51b-c79c737dc4f4","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-0b5550dc-12e3-481e-91e2-49890c504f7f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-15.16666656654531%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}]

according to a test from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Thursday.

[{"selector":"#anim-b927ab37-7f26-4e50-8593-c6dd9820a602","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-594db0e5-01c9-4a98-a404-2611f05187ec [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-32.82894726422777%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}]

Public fitness officials said the file showed college-age vaccination costs worsened at some point in the pandemic

[{"selector":"#anim-9a25d11f-b51a-48d1-9c69-0e8ddef9b462","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-2ae41804-6b39-46ab-9498-3f1f5594e726 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-22.762681063454167%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}]

as families neglected doctor visits and school workouts were disrupted.

[{"selector":"#anim-1adf8019-5246-4c5b-80f7-bb8b9f3f4854","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-7d523717-6b98-486b-be2f-f60ee4cb8c8a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-53.64346579539052%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}]

TO GET FULL INFORMATION ABOUT HEALTH CLICK ON LINK BELOW

[{"selector":"#anim-485bfbf3-cd56-419c-9907-35c567795ec7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.26217521097493%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-074b7bcd-7094-460d-9494-0c3ae8313543","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] Learn more