The Vaccine Divide
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Decades of immunization progress is backsliding, an NBC News data investigation reveals, threatening the safety of children in America, burdening schools and hindering public health.
INVESTIGATION
Childhood vaccine rates are backsliding across the United States
A monthslong NBC News data investigation finds that much of the U.S. currently doesn't have the protection needed to stop the spread of deadly diseases. St. Louis is a window into the problem communities face nationwide.
METHODOLOGY
How we got the story
A generation ago, infectious childhood diseases were nearly wiped out in the U.S., thanks to immunization programs. We've discovered how that remarkable success is being eroded by efforts to undermine faith in childhood vaccines.
→ See where childhood vaccination rates are the lowest
IN THE SCHOOLS
In West Virginia, a legal battle over school vaccine mandates reflects national tension
A showdown over vaccine exemptions between the state’s Republican governor and school board could be settled by two competing lawsuits.
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Rich-Joseph Facun for NBC News
IN THE COMMUNITY
This tight-knit community was recovering from a cultlike leader. Then measles got in.
Years after the reign of Warren Jeffs, the Short Creek community on the Utah-Arizona border is focused on rebuilding. Missed vaccines were low on the list of priorities, until now.
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Ray Farmer for NBC News
BEYOND THE U.S.
Canada is likely to lose its measles elimination status. The U.S. could be next.
Neither country has been able to stop continuous spread of the highly contagious virus within the past year.
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IN THE COMMUNITY
Measles spreading beyond the Utah-Arizona border
Cases are now popping up in more touristy areas of Utah, according to a health official.
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IN THE COMMUNITY
Measles outbreak growing in parts of Arizona and Utah, health officials say
Measles vaccination rates have plummeted in the neighboring communities over the last 10 years.
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IN THE SCHOOLS
Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks
At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.
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IN THE COMMUNITY
Minnesota measles cases nearly double as U.S. outbreaks continue
The country is four months away from possibly losing its measles elimination status.
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NIGHTLY NEWS
NBC News investigation finds steep decline in childhood vaccination rates
NBC NEWS STATIONS
The Vaccine Divide in Your Community
We shared data from our investigation with more than a dozen NBC News stations around the country.
Here are their reports on vaccination rates their areas:
