| Easy exemptions from childhood vaccinations in some states have increased the number of unvaccinated children, leading to an increase in some disease outbreaks. In California, for example, the percentage of kindergartners who get their full set of shots has been dropping since 2008, while the rate of personal belief exemptions jumped by nearly a percentage point in that time. Given that the national average exemption rate is 1.8 percent, that's a big increase. During a California outbreak of pertussis in 2010, more than 9,000 cases were reported, and ten infants died. It was the worst outbreak of whooping cough in 60 years. |
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