CDC: Vaccine Coverage Rates among Kindergarteners Continue to Decline following COVID-19 Pandemic

What's the news. During the 2021–2022 school year, national coverage with state-required vaccines among kindergarten students decreased to approximately 93%, lower than the 94% coverage reported during the 2020–2021 school year, and the 95% coverage reported prepandemic, according to a January 13, 2023, article in theMMWR.