GoKawiilFalling Vaccination Rates Push Immunocompromised Families to Rethink School Safety
US measles cases have hit a 35-year high, with nearly 3,000 confirmed infections in 2026 and the first two deaths of the year reported in Pennsylvania as schools reopen. Advocacy groups say families of immunocompromised children, who can't be vaccinated or don't respond well to vaccines, are now weighing whether sending kids to school is safe as local vaccination rates fall below the 95 percent threshold needed to prevent outbreaks.