5-10-22 measles vaccinations for kids dip

The portion of U.S. children getting routine vaccinations required for kindergarten dipped slightly during the pandemic.  A government report looked at vaccination rates for the 2020-21 school year.  It shows rates were close to 94-percent for measles, whooping cough  and chicken pox vaccinations.  That was down one percent from a year earlier.   It means  35,000 U.S. children entered kindergarten without evidence of complete vaccination  for extremely contagious diseases.   Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says that raises concerns for potential increase in those diseases.  Mueller says the small dip in vaccinations could be because of access.  The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there are so far no signs of any outbreaks.