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California Might Eliminate Exemptions to Vaccination Requirements

posted by janrinok on Thursday February 05 2015, @12:39PM   Printer-friendly
from the think-of-the-children dept.

"M. Baranczak" writes:

California, like all the other states, requires children to be vaccinated before attending school. But the law allows exemptions for reasons of religion or "personal beliefs". The recent measles outbreak is causing some politicians to reconsider this approach. The San Jose Mercury News reports:

Two state senators said Wednesday they will introduce legislation to eliminate a controversial "personal belief exemption" that allows California parents to refuse to vaccinate their children.

"We shouldn't wait for more children to sicken or die before we act," Sen. Richard Pan, a Sacramento Democrat who is also a pediatrician, said at a Wednesday news conference. "Parents are letting us know our current laws are insufficient to protect their kids."

Pan is sponsoring the legislation with Sen. Ben Allen, D-Redondo Beach.

In Washington, D.C., California's two Democratic senators, Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, on Wednesday asked state health officials to go further and consider eliminating the "religious exemption."

Further information:
http://www.latimes.com/local/politics/la-me-pol-measles-vaccination-20150205-story.html
http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/04/health/california-measles-outbreak/

 
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  • (Score: 2) by hoochiecoochieman on Thursday February 05 2015, @06:55PM

    by hoochiecoochieman (4158) on Thursday February 05 2015, @06:55PM (#141605)

    if you accuse someone of being a molester it's highly unlikely anyone would interpret it as "pester or harass (someone), typically in an aggressive or persistent manner." but instead "assault or abuse (a person, especially a woman or child) sexually."

    Well, maybe it's my understanding of English, but since other people here interpreted it differently from you and you keep insisting, I guess it must be some Freudian thing you have...

    While some vaccines
    are good, others are nearly useless or harmful

    I'm very curious to know about those "harmful" vaccines, maybe you know better than all those doctors and scientists.

    For the majority of cases, flu is mild, but in a significant percentage of cases it's deadly. However I've never heard or known about a flu vaccine causing problems to anyone. One of my kids nearly died of one of those "mild" diseases, so you can go fuck yourself and your theories.

    The spelling error I just poked a bit of additional fun at for good measure.

    I guess the innuendo about my child diseases and their effect on my intelligence were also very fun and for good measure. They were fun, but only for you. Guess it's that Freudian thing.

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  • (Score: 1) by Entropy on Thursday February 05 2015, @07:21PM

    by Entropy (4228) on Thursday February 05 2015, @07:21PM (#141613)

    If you insist..Feel free to google "child molest" and see what you get.