Kansas vaccination rates drop more than 4% ahead of new school year

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – From the 2019 school year to the upcoming school year, the CDC says vaccination rates among kindergarten students have gradually dropped throughout the years.

In the United States, vaccination rates for kindergarteners have fallen by more than 2 percent for both DTAP and MMR vaccines.

Adrienne Byrne, director of the Sedgwick County Health Department, said that while these numbers are not surprising, they are concerning…

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