US vaccination rates for measles, other diseases drop further

1/8/2025 6:18

Vaccination rates for several diseases including measles, diphtheria and polio decreased among U.S. kindergartners in the 2024-25 school year from the ear before, according to federal data posted on Thursday.



The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the new figures at a time when the country faces a growing measles outbreak, with confirmed cases this month reaching the highest level since the disease was declared eliminated from the country in 2000.



Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has long questioned the safety of vaccines, contrary to scientific evidence, and he has also suggested a link between vaccines and autism.