MMR, flu, COVID: Child vaccination rates faltering post-pandemic

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• Measles cases are rising globally and in the U.S.

• About three-quarters of states reported measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination rates below the 95% Healthy People 2030 target during the previous school year.

• Flu vaccination rates haven’t returned to pre-pandemic levels, either.

(NewsNation) — Routine vaccination rates for kindergarteners haven’t rebounded since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to KFF.