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15 States Lag on Vaccinating Tots for Measles, Mumps & Rubella
The percentage ofِ U.S.
toddlers whoِ receive theِ vaccine forِ measles, mumps andِ rubella (MMR) remains aboveِ the target ofِ 90 percent, according toِ a newِ report fromِ the Centers forِ Disease Control andِ Prevention (CDC).
Additionally, theِ national rates ofِ children thisِ age receiving theِ vaccines againstِ hepatitis B, poliovirus andِ varicella (chickenpox) areِ aboveِ the target ofِ 90 percent, theِ report said.