US kindergarten vaccination rates dip as exemptions hit record high

Newly released data from the CDC indicates a slight decline in MMR vaccination rates among kindergarteners across the US. Concurrently, non-medical vaccination exemptions have reached a record high of 4.2%. This trend raises concerns among medical experts, even as CDC communications initially downplayed the changes, stating that overall rates remained high. The data emerges shortly after Donald Trump made several misleading claims about vaccine sizes, adding to the broader context of vaccine discourse and its potential impact on public health.