CDC Kindergarten Vaccination Data for 2025–26: National MMR Coverage at 92.4% and Hawaii at 89.3%; Hawaii Religious Exemptions Rose to 6.0%
In Honolulu, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, the Hawaii Department of Health has published the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) SchoolVax survey results for kindergarten vaccination coverage in the 2025–26 school year. Nationally, coverage with the two-dose measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine was 92.4%, down from 92.5% in 2024–25. Coverage was 92.0% for diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP), 94.0% for hepatitis B, 92.4% for polio and 92.3% for varicella.
Hawaii's rates were below the national figures: MMR coverage among Hawaii kindergartners was 89.3%, DTaP was 88.8%, hepatitis B was 90.3%, polio was 89.5% and varicella was 88.5%. The department said Hawaii's kindergarten vaccination rates have remained at or below the national average for the past three school years, and that this year's decline reverses a previous three-year trend of improvement.
On exemptions, the religious exemption rate among Hawaii kindergartners increased from 5.5% in the 2024–25 school year to 6.0% in 2025–26; nationally, religious exemptions rose from 3.4% to 4.0% over the same period.
The department noted that the CDC's statewide estimates for Hawaii are based on data from a small random sample of Hawaii schools, while the department continues its own monitoring using data from all schools, with its 2025–26 figures to be released soon.
(Source: Hawaii Department of Health)
Source: Hawaii Department of Health
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