CHARLOTTE, N.C. ( AXIOS CHARLOTTE ) - is Aug. 25, and Mecklenburg County Public Health officials are asking parents to ensure their kids are current on their required vaccines before they go to school.

Low immunization rates against diseases like measles mean people aren’t protected. And measles is on the rise, Mecklenburg County Health Director Raynard Washington says.

Vaccines can take up to two weeks to become effective, he says.

Nearly 5,000 students (3%) of CMS students were not up-to-date on their vaccines at the end of the 2024-25 school year, a Mecklenburg County spokesperson tells Axios.

Mecklenburg County’s vaccination rate for kindergartners in 2024 was 92%, according to North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services data . This is a slight uptick from 91.6% f

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