The Vaccine Divide

A year after the award-winning NBC News data investigation exposed alarming declines in vaccination among children in America, an exclusive follow-up finds the situation continues to erode, helping fuel the worst measles outbreak in 35 years.

Decades of immunization progress is backsliding, a continuing NBC News data investigation reveals, threatening the safety of children in America, burdening schools and hindering public health.

As the U.S. faces losing its measles elimination status, new data shows the number of children vulnerable to vaccine-preventable diseases has grown dramatically over the past year.

An NBC News data investigation first uncovered the scale of sliding vaccination rates.

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.

In an NBC News data investigation of 31 states, about 70% of counties and jurisdictions fell below the target vaccination rate needed for community protection.

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.

A showdown over…

Original source: https://www.nbcnews.com/health