Childhood vaccine rates are backsliding — and exemptions are getting easier

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Childhood vaccine rates are backsliding — and exemptions are getting easier

Much of the U.S. doesn't have the immunity levels necessary to stop the spread of measles, an NBC News data investigation shows. One city offers a window into the nation's problem.

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Mapping where childhood vaccination rates are lowest

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Behind the data: How rising school exemptions are threatening public health