Back-to-school season fuels growing measles concerns
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With back-to-school season underway, students are returning to class amid the worst year of measles in recent U.S. history, record-high vaccine exemptions reported among kindergarteners and continuously changing immunization guidance under the Trump administration.
Most U.S. public schools will have begun their 2026-27 academic years by the end of August and public health officials are wary of regions where vaccine coverage remains low .
“Because of the situation that we are finding ourselves in, we can definitely anticipate seeing more of what we’ve seen all year long,” Lori Freeman, CEO of the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), told The Hill.
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