Vaccination exemption rates for US kindergartners reach record high
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"Vaccination exemption rates for US kindergartners reach record high" is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 17 articles from 17 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
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Coverage (17)
- See states’ kindergarten vaccination rates—from highest to lowest Scientific American · 85d ago
- Kindergarten vaccination rates fall in Arizona, new CDC data shows ABC15 Arizona · 85d ago
- Measles continue to rise and vaccine rates continue to drop in Kansas FOX4KC.com · 85d ago
- Vaccination exemptions for kindergarteners hit record high for 4th straight year TribLIVE.com · 85d ago
- Measles Susceptibility In American Kindergartners Has Risen By More Than Half Since 2019 Forbes · 85d ago
- Kindergarten vaccine exemptions increase in NH, across country WMUR · 85d ago
- Arizona among lowest in US for kindergarten vaccination rates azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic · 85d ago
- Ohio kindergarten vaccine rates decline Axios · 85d ago
- Ohio's child immunization rates are dropping amid major measles outbreak Ideastream · 85d ago
- How many Idaho kindergartners have vaccine exemptions? What the numbers show Idaho Statesman · 85d ago
- US kindergarten vaccination rates dip as exemptions hit record high The Guardian · 85d ago
- The Local: Vaccines and Lip Balm The New York Times · 88d ago
- Kindergarten vaccination rates inch down yet again; exemptions reach record high ABC7 Chicago · 88d ago
- Kindergarten vaccination rates inch down yet again; exemptions reach record high ABC7 Los Angeles · 88d ago
- Vaccination exemption rates for US kindergartners reach record high wlwt.com · 88d ago
- Arkansas sees rise in school vaccine exemptions as measles spreads KATV · 88d ago
- Vaccination exemption rates for US kindergartners reach record high WESH · 88d ago
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