Measles vaccination rates fell in almost 8 in 10 US counties after COVID pandemic: Research

New research shows measles vaccination rates for children fell in almost 8 to 10 counties across the country after the COVID pandemic. 

A John Hopkins University study tracked immunization records across 2,066 counties and 33 states. They compared the kindergarten vaccination rates from 2017-2020 to averages from 2022-2024, as reported by the Associated Press. 

Their study comes a month after over 1,000 measles cases were reported in the U.S. backtracking on the country’s declaration of measles elimination in 2000.