New data paints a clearer picture of where vaccination rates for children stand in D.C., Maryland and Virginia – and where more parents have opted their children out of vaccines in recent years.

D.C. hit a major milestone, reaching its highest measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine rate in five years, with 93% of kindergarteners vaccinated. That represents one of the highest surges in vaccinations in the nation, with a 14-point jump since 2019.

[ ] The D.C. Health Department says it boosted vaccination rates by reaching out to parents through robocalls and mailers and bringing vaccines to families through mobile health units, school clinics, pharmacies and urgent-care centers.

But vaccine exemptions in D.C. are on the rise too, from 0.43% in 2019 to 2.71% last school year, over five

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