What are childhood vaccination rates in your community and schools?

Vaccines What are childhood vaccination rates in your community and schools? Search by county where rates are lowest, how herd immunity among kindergarten kids is dropping and where vaccine exemption rates in schools are rising. By Jiachuan Wu, Jane Weaver, Mustafa Fattah, M.D., Joe Murphy and Olivia Eckstine | NBC News • Published 2 hours ago • Updated 2 hours ago This is part of The Vaccine Divide , an updated data investigation into America potentially losing its measles-free status as the deadly virus roars back and childhood vaccine defenses continue to crack and crumble. As vaccination rates among children go down, the risk of getting sick from a vaccine-preventable illness such as measles goes up. Stream Philadelphia News for free, 24/7, wherever you are with NBC10. WATCH HERE Use these maps to see the childhood vaccination rates for your community. The measles-mumps-rubella vaccine is highly effective in preventing illness in children and adults. To control the spread of measles in a community, a vaccination rate of 95% or higher is needed. A growing number of counties across the country are seeing the level of vaccination among children entering kindergarten drop below that protective threshold. The number of children entering kindergarten whose parents or caregivers opt them out of vaccines has been steadily climbing in the U.S. for at least a decade. States differ in their requirements for vaccine exemptions, which can be for medical, religious or personal beliefs. U.S. & World Stories that affect your life across the U.S. and around the world. Joe Biden 4 minutes ago Biden says he wouldn't have run for a second term in 2024 if he knew he had cancer NFL 14 minutes ago Rex Ryan turns himself in after alleged Nashville hit-and-run injured 2 people Copyright NBC News This article tagged under: Vaccines