The team at PARequirements turned its attention to public health with a new study examining the percentages of kindergartners who aren’t vaccinated for measles. They calculated this rate for each state and color-coded it for easy analysis of the data.
They found that these states had the highest rates of unvaccinated kindergartners:
• Idaho: 20.4%
• Alaska: 15.7%
• Wisconsin: 15.2%
• Minnesota: 13.0%
• Florida: 11.9%
• Oklahoma: 11.7%
• Colorado: 11.7%
• Utah: 11.2%
• Iowa: 10.9%
• Ohio: 10.8%
In all but five states, parents can declare their child exempt from the vaccine. They may have religious and philosophical reasons for opting out or other reasons they’re hesitant to vaccinate children.
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