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CDC quietly reports childhood vaccine rates dropped again for the 2024–2025 school year, with coverage falling below 93% for all major shots. MMR vaccination (measles, mumps, rubella): 92.5% Polio vaccine: 92.5% DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis): 92.1% Exemptions also hit a new record. CDC confirms that “the exemption rate was the highest ever reported in the …
Summary of the official White House page https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/04/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-closes-de-minimis-exemptions-to-combat-chinas-role-in-americas-synthetic-opioid-crisis/ 1. Anything sent outside of official postal (via UPS, DHL, FedEx, etc.) will require duties paid, and 2. Anything sent though official post will have a 30% or $25 duty PER ITEM (which ever is greater) starting in May–moving to $50 in June. Welp there goes Temu, …
(Reuters) – The Trump administration is considering revoking tariff exemptions for low-value shipments from China, known as “de minimis,” as part of Wednesday’s tariff announcement, a source familiar with the plans said. The de minimis rule allows goods valued under $800 to enter the U.S. without tariffs, a loophole that has benefited Chinese e-commerce giants …