# US Kindergarten Vaccine Rates Drop Again for 2025-26 School Year

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- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-17 18:25 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-17/kindergarten-vaccine-rates-drop-again-for-2025-26-school-year?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a83520daa1ab60001e2e5d7

> More US kindergartners are starting school without being fully immunized, continuing a rise in under-vaccination. Families are forgoing protective shots even as outbreaks of vaccine-preventable illnesses occur.