Tennessee is on the verge of entering a half-decade of declining vaccination rates among children.
Tennessee is on the verge of entering a half-decade of declining vaccination rates among children. So far this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported more than 2,300 cases of measles across the United States. Three of those cases have been in Middle Tennessee, following eight cases last year. Still, state health officials see fewer parents vaccinating their children before kindergarten. The Tennessee Department of Health says roughly 80% of counties fall below the recommended 95% kindergarten vaccination rate, the number doctors say is needed for herd immunity. Lincoln County has 96.4%, Moore has a 96%, Franklin has 97.4 and Giles has 95.6%. Maury County had some of the lowest at 88.2%.
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