This isn’t just a small uptick—it’s a record high, and it suggests growing hesitancy around vaccines that protect against diseases like measles, polio, and whooping cough. Lower vaccination rates could lead to outbreaks of preventable illnesses, putting kids and vulnerable communities at risk. Public health experts are likely sounding the alarm because vaccines only work when enough people get them.

The percentage of kids who didn't get their recommended childhood vaccines rose again last school year, continuing the post-pandemic trend of Americans opting out of vaccinations.

More parents are choosing not to vaccinate their kids, according to new CDC data. The rate of vaccine exemptions for school-aged children reached an all-time high last year, continuing a worrying trend that started after the pandemic.

Childhood vaccine exemption rates hit a record high, CDC data shows

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