The phrase "nonmedical exemptions" refers to when someone is allowed to skip or avoid a required medical treatment or vaccine for reasons that are not related to their health or medical condition. Full definition
The researchers analyzed state - level rates of nonmedical exemptions at school entry from 1991 through 2004 and data for incidence of pertussis from 1986 through 2004 for individuals age 18 years or younger. (medicalnewstoday.com)
In the new study, published September 30 in Pediatrics, lead author Jessica Atwell and her colleagues mapped «clusters» — statistically unusual aggregations — of nonmedical exemptions for kindergartners between 2005 and 2010. (scientificamerican.com)
Colgrove and his co-author, Abigail Lowin of Columbia Law School, suggest there are alternatives to eliminating nonmedical exemptions entirely. (sciencedaily.com)