Measles vaccinate rates decline further, moving U.S. away from herd immunity

Name: Measles vaccinate rates decline further, moving U.S. away from herd immunity
Uploaded: 2025-06-03T10:10:00-0500
Duration: 31 s
Description: Looking at county-level data in 33 states, researchers at Johns Hopkins University found that the MMR vaccination rate decreased from 93.92% in the 2017-2018 school year to 91.26% in the 2023-2024 school year. That's well below the 95% needed for herd immunity.

Looking at county-level data in 33 states, researchers at Johns Hopkins University found that the MMR vaccination rate decreased from 93.92% in the 2017-2018 school year to 91.26% in the 2023-2024 school year. That's well below the 95% needed for herd immunity.