Medical experts say vaccination rates are still above 90 percent, but began on a downward trend following the COVID-19 pandemic., 43 percent of parents with children under 5 say they will "definitely not" get them vaccinated.
Last week, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the head of the CDC, admitted the agency made dramatic mistakes with communications, data and testing during the pandemic that hurt public confidence.White House COVID response coordinator Ashish Ja says government agencies weren't designed to manage a crisis like the COVID pandemic
Terri Burke, the executive director of Immunization Partnership, say a small but vocal group is spreading misinformation and disinformation about the safety of vaccines for children. Burke believes the group plans to lobby state lawmakers to pass a slate of anti-vaccination bills during January's legislative session.
"They're organizing to block the use of any vaccine in Texas that is less than 5 years of use from FDA approval.," she said. "It really is a dark place to think about if we walk down the path."