NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee's kindergarten immunization rate has fallen once again for the fourth year in a row with 92.3% of those children fully vaccinated.

“Safety, that's the biggest thing that goes through my head when I hear that low number, as well as it's been declining for three, four years now. That puts childrens’ lives at risk, that puts teachers' lives at risk, that puts communities at risk,” said Dr. Dontal Johnson, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Meharry Medical College.

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For herd immunity against measles and polio outbreaks, doctors would like to see 95% of students immunized.

In Middle Tennessee, kindergarteners in Cheatham and Dickson did meet that threshold. Rutherford and Montgomery Co

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