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Vaccination rates in Kern County are lower than the state average

Posted at 3:40 PM, Mar 25, 2019
and last updated 2019-03-25 18:40:17-04

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Vaccination rates in Kern County are lower than the state average, according to the Kindergarten Immunization Assessment.

For the 2017-2018 school year, 94.8 percent of Kern County kindergartners had received two doses of MMR. The state average is 96.9 percent.