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Idaho's childhood immunization rates decline

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Idaho's immunization rates haven't been good for years. Well before the COVID-19 pandemic, Idaho struggled to get kids vaccinated.

Over the last two years, the opt-out rates went up, which meant immunizations went down.

Kevin Richert with Idaho Education News looked at the numbers and talked with Idaho health officials about this. He joins us on Idaho Matters to talk more about what he found out.

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