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State officials urge parents to make sure kids' vaccinations are up to date

A child is immunized against measles, mumps and rubella in Lyon, France.
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A child is immunized against measles, mumps and rubella in Lyon, France.

State health officials are urging parents to make sure their kids' vaccinations are up to date, ahead of going back to school. Childhood immunization rates in Michigan are still lower than they were pre-pandemic. That could be due to interruptions in routine medical care or misinformation about vaccines.

Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian is the state's chief medical executive.

"The overall effect in Michigan is that there are fewer kids who are up to date with things like measles, vaccination, mumps, rubella vaccination, polio vaccination than we have seen in previous years. And that puts us in a vulnerable spot." said Bagdasarian.

Ohio had a measles outbreak earlier this year, with 85 cases among children who weren't fully vaccinated.