Vaccine exemptions continue to climb

The statewide rate of kindergarteners with a conscientious exemption from the MMR vaccine surpassed 4% after Texas passed House Bill 1586, which made the vaccine exemption process easier.

Line charts show the percentage of kindergarteners with conscientious exemptions for the MMR vaccine rising above 4% and delinquent vaccine status increasing from 0.7% before the COVID-19 pandemic to 1.8%

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Note: Less than 1% of kindergarteners each year were medically exempt or provisionally enrolled. These rates are not shown. Delinquent refers to students who are neither exempt nor up to date on their vaccination.

Source: Texas Department of State Health ServicesCredit: Dan Keemahill