Childhood Vaccines Are Dropping

Here’s why that’s concerning

Childhood vaccination rates keep falling amid the pandemic. As Jesse Smith, a medical student, writes: A successful vaccine against Covid-19 would be one of the most important steps to curbing the pandemic. However, he writes, “eradication is still a rare status, and while many diseases have been slowed by vaccines, some remain dormant waiting for the circumstances when they are allowed to proliferate once again.” The current pandemic has created just that situation, he adds:

In May 2020, the CDC…