Nonmedical exemptions for kindergartners rose to 9.7% for the 2024–25 school year.
BY NIGEL JAQUISS
Oregon Journalism Project
The percentage of Oregon kindergartners whose families opted them out of vaccinations for nonmedical reasons jumped to 9.7% for the 2024–25 school year.
That percentage is the highest in state history, according to the Oregon Health Authority, and marks the fourth consecutive annual increase.
Like other states, Oregon allows two types of exemptions from common childhood…