The share of U.S. counties where 95 percent or more of kindergartners were vaccinated against measles — the number doctors say is needed to achieve overall protection for the class, known as “herd immunity” — has dropped from 50 percent before the pandemic to 28 percent, according to The Post’s examination of the public records from 44 states and the District of Columbia.
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I partly blame No Child Left Behind. It forced teachers to teach to the test. It really limited teaching critical thinking skills.
That was the plan.