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Thailand's Vaccination Future at Risk: Lessons from America's Declining Herd Immunity

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Alarming trends in American childhood vaccination rates serve as a critical warning for Thailand’s public health system, as declining immunization coverage and soaring parental exemptions threaten to unravel decades of disease prevention success. Recent data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals a dangerous erosion of herd immunity that carries profound implications for Thailand’s own vaccination programs, particularly as the kingdom balances traditional values with modern medical science while confronting rising vaccine hesitancy in certain communities.

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U.S. Kindergarten Vaccination Rates Slip As Exemptions Hit Historic High: What It Means for Thailand

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Vaccination rates among U.S. kindergarteners have fallen while exemption rates have soared to unprecedented levels, sparking renewed concerns about resurgent vaccine-preventable diseases—a trend with implications far beyond American borders. New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released in early August 2025, show that inoculation coverage for key childhood diseases has declined again. At the same time, exemptions—parents opting out of required vaccines for their children—have reached an all-time high. The latest snapshot underscores potential threats to herd immunity, with infectious diseases like measles re-emerging at levels not seen in more than 30 years in the United States. The findings highlight not only the direct health risks but also wider social and policy challenges as vaccine hesitancy grows worldwide, including in Thailand.

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Alarming Return of Measles: Experts Warn World Has Lost Herd Immunity

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In a sobering assessment this week, a leading US infectious disease expert declared that the world may have moved into a “post-herd immunity” era for measles, as vaccination gaps spark resurgent outbreaks across multiple countries. The statement comes as the United States faces its worst measles outbreak in decades, with more than 930 cases reported this year alone—a harbinger that the protective barrier of community immunity is crumbling (The Guardian, MSN).

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