Vaccination rates for Texas kindergarteners have dropped
Statewide rates for each vaccine required to attend kindergarten and 7th grade were lower in the most recent school year than before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Line charts show percentages of Texas kindergarteners fully vaccinated for Hepatitis B, measles and whooping cough dropped from above 96% to below 95% between the 2019-20 and 2025-26 school years.
