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Most US counties saw decline in childhood MMR vaccination rates: Report

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Researchers looked at data from 2,066 counties across 33 states between 2019 and 2024 .

78% of the counties, or 1,614 , reported a decrease in vaccination rates over that period.

The average vaccination rate fell from 93.92% pre-pandemic to 91.26% after the pandemic, according to the report.

"I think it's much more effective to say, 'Are there concerns that you have, or there are questions that I can answer for you about the safety of this vaccine, or about the disease that that were preventing' and I think being able to share with family what its he disease that we're trying to prevent can be really helpful." Dr. Keerthana Pakanati is a cardiovascular disease fellow at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health and a member of the ABC News Medical Unit ..

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