Childhood Vaccination Rates, a Rare Health Bright Spot in Struggling States, Are Slipping By Daniel Chang and Sam Whitehead January 16, 2025

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/childhood-vaccination-rates-exemptions-conservative-states-public-health/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9ySb75Qcj28SITbrT4zOlYpHuvkaDbDlIRAGAadyH5so9RzR-r1er3yg5H8KtMxVEp3SLyUNM9MO2AAMKIRx7NYSSynA&_hsmi=342985885&utm_content=342985885&utm_source=hs_email MORE FROM KFF HEALTH NEWS Childhood Vaccination Rates, a Rare Health Bright Spot in Struggling States, Are Slipping By Daniel Chang and Sam Whitehead Mississippi, Tennessee, and West Virginia — states with some of the worst health outcomes — also have some of the highest childhood vaccination rates. But doctors and health officials worry a rising tide of vaccine skepticism is causing those public health bright spots to dim.