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California enacts mandatory vaccination law for students | |
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California governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill that imposes one of the strictest school vaccination laws in the US. | |
It would require most schoolchildren to be vaccinated against diseases including measles and whooping cough. | It would require most schoolchildren to be vaccinated against diseases including measles and whooping cough. |
The bill has faced fierce criticism from some who say parents should decide whether their children are vaccinated. | |
The move comes after an outbreak of measles at Disneyland in 2014 infected over 100 people in the US and Mexico. | The move comes after an outbreak of measles at Disneyland in 2014 infected over 100 people in the US and Mexico. |
Only children with serious health issues would qualify for exemption from the new measures. Unvaccinated children would have to be home-schooled. | Only children with serious health issues would qualify for exemption from the new measures. Unvaccinated children would have to be home-schooled. |
Mississippi and West Virginia are the only other two states with such strict requirements. | |
Parents opposed to the bill have vowed to take legal action, even though the issue has been upheld in court, including by the Supreme Court. | Parents opposed to the bill have vowed to take legal action, even though the issue has been upheld in court, including by the Supreme Court. |
They argue that some vaccines are unsafe and claim the legislation is eliminating informed consent and trampling on parental rights. | They argue that some vaccines are unsafe and claim the legislation is eliminating informed consent and trampling on parental rights. |
"The science is clear that vaccines dramatically protect children against a number of infectious and dangerous diseases," Mr Brown said in a statement on Tuesday. | |
"While it's true that no medical intervention is without risk, the evidence shows that immunisation powerfully benefits and protects the community." |
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