A record high number of Oregon kindergartners entered school without required vaccines this year, new state data shows.
The Oregon Health Authority released figures on Thursday showing a 10.9% rate of vaccine exemption on nonmedical grounds statewide, compared to 9.7% in the prior school year and 6.9% in the 2021-22 school year. When combined with medical exemptions — children with severe allergies to vaccine ingredients or weakened immune systems because of disease or chemotherapy —…
