Vaccine hesitancy is undermining back-to-school shots for some children

Vaccine hesitancy eats into back-to-school shots Lingering vaccine hesitancy from the pandemic is limiting uptake for some common childhood vaccines. Tina Reed Axios

A recent measles outbreak in Oregon is refocusing attention on declining childhood vaccination rates as kids head back to school.

Lingering vaccine hesitancy from the pandemic is evident in pediatricians' offices as more parents opt out of the shots for measles, chicken pox, and whooping cough, among others, using non-medical religious exemptions.

• While official data lags by several months, public health experts told Axios that anecdotal reports suggest rates continue to fall, leaving the population more vulnerable to outbreaks.
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