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Vaccination rates among kindergarteners fall as exemptions rise to all-time high
United States kindergarten vaccination rates decreased last year while exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to new federal data. The data, posted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website Thursday, showed vaccination coverage among kindergartners during the 2024 to 2025 school year decreased for all reported vaccines from the year before. According to the data, about 92.1% kindergartners got the diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP), and 92.5% received the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR) and polio vaccine — all down slightly from the previous school year. These decreases come as the U.S. has recorded the most measles cases in more than 30 years. A large share of the infections were connected to a West Texas outbreak primarily affecting children and teenagers, nearly all of whom were unvaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status. Experts say outbreaks like these are more likely when vaccination rates drop — and rates have already fallen below the 95% needed for herd immunity. Exemptions among U.S. kindergartners also rose to an all-time high during the 2024 to 2025 school year, the data showed, increasing to 3.6% from 3.3% the year before. Exemptions increased in 36 states and Washington, D.C., with 17 states reporting exemptions exceeding 5%, the CDC added. Speaking on "CBS Mornings" earlier this year about the measles outbreak, Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News medical contributor and editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News, expressed worry over exemption increases across the country. "We're really seeing a lot of exemptions [and] concerns about vaccination that are not warranted," she said, adding, for most people, the MMR vaccine will protect you for life against measles, one of the most contagious infectious diseases. Doctors and public health officials say the vaccine, which has been used for decades, is safe and highly effective.
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The brain of Shane Tamura, the 27-year-old gunman who killed four in a mass shooting Monday at the Manhattan building housing the NFL's offices before dying by suicide, will be tested for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), according to the city's medical examiner's office. A spokesperson for New York City's Office of Chief Medical Examiner told USA TODAY Sports it would be testing for the disease as part of a full neurological work-up of the deceased. "Our office has neuropathology expertise in house and will be examining the brain as part of the additional testing for the complete autopsy," a spokesperson wrote in an email. The story was first reported by The Washington Post. The medical examiner's tests come after Tamura asked in a three-page note, found in his wallet after the shooting, to be tested for CTE, which is a brain condition experienced by people who have repeated blows to the head, often through contact sports such as football. Tamura claimed his time playing high school football in California caused him to develop CTE. He also wrote in his note the NFL "knowingly concealed the dangers to our brains to maximize profits. They failed us." CTE can result in a variety of symptoms, including increased aggression, emotional instability and suicidal thoughts and behavior, according to the Mayo Clinic. It can only be diagnosed posthumously. As of 2023, the Boston University CTE Center had tested 376 former NFL players for the disease. It found 345 of them (91.7%) suffered from CTE. However, an article revealing that data noted the prevalence among all NFL athletes is unknown because it can only be diagnosed after death and "brain bank samples are subject to selection biases." "While the most tragic outcomes in individuals with CTE grab headlines, we want to remind people at risk for CTE that those experiences are in the minority,' said Dr. Ann McKee, then the director of the BU CTE Center and chief of neuropathology at VA Boston Healthcare System. "Your symptoms, whether or not they are related to CTE, likely can be treated, and you should seek medical care. Our clinical team has had success treating former football players with mid-life mental health and other symptoms." Chris Nowinski – the CEO of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, which works closely with the Boston University CTE center – cautioned The Washington Post that even if Tamura is diagnosed with CTE, it wouldn't rule out other factors from having contributed to his actions. Those potential factors include mental illness, genetic disorders and drug use.
