California school vaccine rates fell; some students are vulnerable to measles

A line chart that shows kindergarten immunization rates (percentage of kindergarteners with MMR vaccinations and percentage of kindergarteners with all required immunizations) in California from the 2010–2011 school year to the 2023–2024 school year.

The chart shows a bump in vaccination rates during the 2016–2017 school year, after SB 277 went into effect in 2016. The MMR vaccination rate started at around 93% and peaked at around 97% during the 2016–2017 school year. The rate of kindergarteners with all required immunizations started at around 91% and peaked at around 96% during the 2016–17 school year. The 2023–2024 school year saw a vaccination rate of 96.2% for MMR vaccinations and 93.7% for all required immunizations statewide.

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