Kindergartners in Pike, Wayne counties have some of Pa.'s lowest measles vaccination rates
Physicians say a measles inoculation rate of roughly 95% achieves herd immunity. Pike and Wayne fall short by some of Pa.'s ...
Measles vaccination rates drop among Pa. kindergartners, raising herd immunity concerns
Across Pennsylvania, 94% of kindergartners had received 2 or more doses of the measles vaccine for the 2023-2024 school year, ...
Pa. childhood vaccination rates dip, including for fast-spreading measles
The rate of children who last year were opted out of the childhood vaccinations required to attend school in Pennsylvania ...
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Rising vaccine exemptions in Pa. schools up chance of measles outbreaks
Preventing the resurgence of measles and other childhood illnesses, like polio, requires nearly universal vaccinations, which isn’t the case in Pennsylvania. During the 2019-2020 school year ...
State bills to expand vaccine exemptions gain traction under Trump
Bills to limit mandatory vaccines for childhood illnesses such as measles and polio have surfaced in more than 15 states, ...
Vaccination rate slips again for kids in Allegheny County schools
While just under 95% of school-aged children are vaccinated against preventable diseases, the rate has been slipping for ...
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Pa. Dept. of Health: Residents who visited locations in Allentown may have been exposed to measles
Use extra caution. && Pa. Dept. of Health: Residents who visited locations in Allentown may have been exposed to measles Pennsylvanians who visited several locations in the Allentown area between ...
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Falling Child Vaccinations
A chart shows the share of kindergartners in the United States who are vaccinated against measles, polio and whooping cough. In the 2023-24 school year, less than 93 percent of kindergartners were ...