More and more babies and toddlers aren’t getting their recommended vaccines on time, a new study suggests.
Of more than 300,000 U.S. kids born between 2004 and 2008, almost half were «undervaccinated» at some point before their second birthday — in some cases because parents chose to forgo shots recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Researchers said that trend is cause for concern because if enough kids skip their vaccines, whole schools or communities may be at higher risk for preventable infections such as whooping cough and measles.
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