Exemptions from School Policies
"One of the contributors (to a spike in measles) we are seeing has to do with exemption laws," he says. "Somebody who has taken an exemption from school laws, like a philosophical or religious exemption, is 35 times more likely to get measles … and 22 times more likely to get whooping cough."
- Lance Rodewald, Director of CDC's Immunization Services, quote from USA Today |
All 50 states have mandatory vaccination policies. However, 50 states allow exemption for medical reasons, and 48 states allow religious exemptions. Twenty states allow philosophical or personal belief exemptions.
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