According to the CDC, more children are being exempted from receiving their recommended childhood vaccinations.
Nearly 138,000 kindergartens had a vaccine exemption during the 2024-2025 school year.
Most of the exemptions were listed as nonmedical.
Faculty experts at the George Washington University are available to discuss. To schedule an interview with an expert, please contact Katelyn Deckelbaum at katelyn [dot] deckelbaum
gwu [dot] edu (katelyn[dot]deckelbaum[at]gwu[dot]edu).
Adriana Glenn is an assistant professor in the GW School of Nursing. She has 30 years of experience as a family nurse practitioner.
Emily Smith, is an associate professor of global health and an expert in infectious diseases and epidemiology, at the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health.
Monika Goyal is an associate professor of pediatrics at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Elizabeth Chom is a clinical assistant professor at the GW School of Nursing.
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