(WFRV) – As families across Wisconsin prepare for the new school year, the Department of Heath Services (DHS) has released its latest school vaccination data for 2024-2025.
According to a press release from DHS, 86.4% of students met the state’s minimum immunization requirements. That’s a slight drop from last year, mainly due to a new vaccination rule that requires students in grades 7 though 12 to get the meningococcal vaccine.
Our school vaccination data tells us there are children in our schools who are not protected from an outbreak of preventable diseases like measles.
Health Officer Paula Tran.
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When this new requirement is excluded, the overall vaccination rate increased slightly, reaching 89.3%, up to 0.1% last year.
Meanwhile, national data from the CDC shows Wisconsin kindergartners still lag behind many other states in protecting kids against vaccine-preventable illnesses.
Health officials urge parents to make sure their children are up to date on all required vaccine before school starts.
