1 in 6 toddlers aren't up to date on vaccines. With school ahead, experts are concerned.

, which protects against a range of diseases, from polio to chickenpox. Another 10% of toddlers had not started the series.

“[When] parents lost physical access to their doctors, they also lost access to ask these really important questions about vaccines,” Malbari said. “There are a good number of families that over this period of time have not been able to ask a trusted source in the health care environment about their questions about vaccines, and so have developed perhaps some degree of discomfort.”

Malbari said getting required immunizations, along with other recommended vaccines like those available for COVID-19 and influenza, is especially important as children enter school or group child care environments where illnesses can spread easily.

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