Pat Bradley | WAMC Northeast Public Radio
May 29, 2015
Following weeks of intense debate, Vermont’s governor has signed controversial legislation that will prevent parents from opting their children out of vaccinations philosophical reasons.
House Bill 98, signed by Governor Peter Shumlin without fanfare on Thursday, eliminates the exemption that allowed parents to opt their children out of vaccinations for philosophical reasons. The governor issued a statement that “.....parents should get their kids vaccinated.....” and that he had hoped legislation passed three years ago “... had worked to sufficiently increase vaccination rates. However we’re not where we need to be to protect our kids from dangerous diseases...”
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