Fewer kindergarteners are being vaccinated, CDC data show

Vaccinations among kindergarteners declined during the 2024-25 schoolhouse twelvemonth compared to the twelvemonth before, according to caller information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).   Rates dipped to 92.1 percent for the diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) and to 92.5 percent for the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR) and…