Historically among the highest vaccinated states, Mississippi's rates start to slip

By Katia Riddle

Published September 16, 2025 at 2:07 AM MDT

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Mississippi has historically had some of the highest vaccination rates in the U.S. But that number is slipping amid a wider trend of declining childhood vaccination rates across the country.

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