Former CDC advisor says decline in kindergarten vaccinations nothing to worry about: 'Keep calm and carry on'

Robert Malone, a former advisor to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stated that a 0.1 percentage point decline in kindergarten vaccination rates does not warrant concern, citing CDC data showing vaccination compliance remains above 95 percent for most vaccines required for school enrollment. Malone did not specify which vaccines showed the decline or provide the specific year the data covered. The CDC tracks vaccination rates for diseases including measles, polio, and diphtheria as conditions for kindergarten attendance in most states.

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