Terrible diseases like measles, diphtheria and polio wrought generations of suffering and death before they were nearly eradicated in the United States 50 years ago. The fix: widespread vaccination.
However, unvaccinated populations remain vulnerable, and they are growing — across the country, and here in the Bluegrass State.
A WFPL News investigation reveals more than half of kindergarten classes in Jefferson County have vaccination rates that put students at risk for an outbreak of measles or polio. Schools that serve more low-income students and Black students are most at risk.
