Kindergarten vaccination rates in Alaska are the second-lowest among 48 states reporting data, with rates decreasing nationwide due to increasing exemptions and misinformation, according to reports and data published Monday.
Alaska’s vaccination rate of 82.7% for children entering public kindergarten for the 2024-25 school year is 9.5% below the state’s rate for 2018-19, according to an analysis of federal data reported by the States Newsroom publication Stateline. The state ranked 46th out of 50 states…