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Houston Public Media Aug 18, 2025

Texas school districts are coming back from summer with a rising number of parents asking for vaccine exemption forms and a new law that will make those documents even easier to obtain.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/08/18/528846/vaccine-exemption-requests-in-texas-spike-in-july-as-some-experts-fear-more-families-will-opt-out/

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Vaccine exemption requests in Texas spike in July, as some experts fear more families will opt out

Federal funding cuts to immunization efforts and a new law that allows exemption forms to be downloaded, instead of mailed, could drive up exemptions in the future.

Houston Public Media

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Sep 5, 2024

Record #measles #outbreak in #Oregon blamed on #vaccineexemptions
#Vaccine exemptions at nearly 9% in state, enabling sustained transmission
Oregon has become one of states with highest exemption rates. In 2022–2023 school year, 8.2% of Oregon kindergarteners had exemptions from #vaccinations, according to #CDC analysis. Only Idaho had a higher rate, with 12.1% of kindergarteners exempt. Utah was a close third, with 8.1%, followed by Arizona (7.4%) and Wisconsin (7.2%).
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/09/record-measles-outbreak-in-oregon-blamed-on-vaccine-exemptions/

Record measles outbreak in Oregon blamed on vaccine exemptions

Vaccine exemptions at nearly 9% in the state, enabling sustained transmission.

Ars Technica