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US Childhood Vaccination Rates Fall Again
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US Childhood Vaccination Rates Fall Again

CDC data shows US vaccination rates have declined for another consecutive year as non-medical exemptions continue to rise. The agency quietly posted the figures online without publishing its usual full report, a pattern that has drawn criticism from public health officials.

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