Measles outbreak raises question
of vaccine exemptions Most pediatricians delay vaccines if asked by parents - by Liz Szabo, USAToday
Not exact matches
However, U.S. National Institute
of Allergy and Infectious Diseases «Director Anthony Fauci says «it is very likely» that Kawaoka's group would have been granted an
exemption and continued to receive funding because the study specifically aims to improve
vaccines against influenza.»
«It may be that in states that allow philosophical
exemptions, physicians perceive
vaccine refusal as more societally acceptable because
of the
exemption law and therefore are less likely to dismiss families from their practice,» they wrote.
«States must balance parental autonomy with the tremendous public health benefit
of vaccines when considering the types
of exemptions allowed and how policies are implemented.
Moreover, state - level policies on nonmedical
exemptions and documentation
of immunization status should be viewed as part
of the efforts to control or eliminate
vaccine - preventable diseases,» the authors conclude.
Another hotbed
of resistance to
vaccines, California, stopped allowing «philosophical
exemptions» — which covered religious and personal beliefs — this year, after a measles outbreak that sickened more than a hundred people.
Obtain a medical
exemption if the child has had a bad reaction to a vaccination before or if there is a personal or family history
of vaccine reactions, convulsions or neurological disorders, severe allergies and / or immune system disorders.
She explained how
vaccine mandates, with or without
exemptions, violate this hallmark
of ethical medicine, which is included in numerous international codes
of ethics, all signed by the U.S.
Some schools report medical
exemption rates more than six times the statistical average for students with medical conditions that would preclude the use
of vaccines.