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What are childhood vaccination rates in your community and schools?

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Eckstine, O. (2026, November 10). What are childhood vaccination rates in your community and schools? NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/maps-measles-herd-immunity-vaccination-rates-school-counties-rcna608387

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NBC News · collected 2026-11-10 · by Olivia Eckstine

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The article is part of an investigative series examining America's declining childhood vaccination rates and the potential resurgence of measles. It provides interactive maps to show local MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine coverage among kindergarteners. To control measles spread effectively, a community needs at least 95% vaccination coverage; however, many counties are falling below this threshold due to increasing opt-out rates from vaccines based on medical, religious, or personal reasons.
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Story summary

As of November 10, 2026, NBC News reported that America is potentially losing its measles-free status due to declining childhood vaccination rates. The investigation highlights that as vaccination rates among children decrease, the risk of contracting vaccine-preventable illnesses like measles increases. To control measles spread, a community needs at least 95% vaccination coverage, but many counties across the U.S. are falling below this threshold. Opting out of vaccines for medical, religious, or personal reasons has steadily increased over the past decade, contributing to lower overall vaccine rates among children entering kindergarten.

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Olivia Eckstine
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Narrative

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.
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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. asserted
defenses → update → status
As vaccination rates among children go down, the risk of getting sick from a vaccine-preventable illness such as measles goes up. asserted
risk → go → measles
The measles-mumps-rubella vaccine is highly effective in preventing illness in children and adults. asserted
vaccine → prevent → children
To control the spread of measles in a community, a vaccination rate of 95% or higher is needed. asserted
rate → control → %
A growing number of counties across the country are seeing the level of vaccination among children entering kindergarten drop below that protective threshold. asserted
level → grow → 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. asserted
parents → enter → decade
States differ in their requirements for vaccine exemptions, which can be for medical, religious or personal beliefs. asserted
which → differ → beliefs
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