Measles, a highly contagious respiratory virus, is back in the news this month with an outbreak in South Carolina and several reports of cases in California. The MMR vaccination covers measles, mumps and rubella. Schools need at least 95% of students fully vaccinated to prevent outbreaks and protect the community, according to health officials. Here are some numbers: Kindergarten MMR vaccine rate by schools 2023-24 .errordiv { padding:10px; margin:10px; border: 1px solid #555555;color: #000000;background-color: #f8f8f8; width:500px; }#advanced_iframe {visibility:visible;opacity:1;vertical-align:top;}.ai-info-bottom-iframe { position: fixed; z-index: 10000; bottom:0; left: 0; margin: 0px; text-align: center; width: 100%; background-color: #ff9999; padding-left: 5px;padding-bottom: 5px; border-top: 1px solid #aaa } a.ai-bold {font-weight: bold;}#ai-layer-div-advanced_iframe p {height:100%;margin:0;padding:0}var ai_iframe_width_advanced_iframe = 0;var ai_iframe_height_advanced_iframe = 0;function aiReceiveMessageadvanced_iframe(event) { aiProcessMessage(event,”advanced_iframe”, “true”);}if (window.addEventListener) { window.addEventListener(“message”, aiReceiveMessageadvanced_iframe);} else if (el.attachEvent) { el.attachEvent(“message”, aiReceiveMessageadvanced_iframe);}var aiOnloadScrollTop=”true”;var aiShowDebug=false; if (typeof aiReadyCallbacks === ‘undefined’) { var aiReadyCallbacks = []; } else if (!(aiReadyCallbacks instanceof Array)) { var aiReadyCallbacks = []; } function aiShowIframeId(id_iframe) { jQuery(“#”+id_iframe).css(“visibility”, “visible”); } function aiResizeIframeHeight(height) { aiResizeIframeHeight(height,advanced_iframe); } function aiResizeIframeHeightId(height,width,id) {aiResizeIframeHeightById(id,height);}var ifrm_advanced_iframe = document.getElementById(“advanced_iframe”);var hiddenTabsDoneadvanced_iframe = false; function resizeCallbackadvanced_iframe() {} Data source: California Department of Public Health; California Department of Education and EdSource Analysis
