Uvalde public school vaccination rates rose for the second time in a row this year, and by a larger margin, marking a departure from their post-COVID backslide.

Between the 2019 and 2024 school years, kindergarten vaccination rates in Uvalde dropped from about 98 percent across all required immunizations to 95.

The decrease followed state and national trends, spurred by a [...] This content is only available to paid subscribers.