State bill to force parents to vaccinate schoolchildren stalls

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13. Breaking: CALIFORNIA SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE CHANGES TWO MEMBERS

California Education Committee changes were made this morning, see http://sedn.senate.ca.gov/ for the new list.

Huff is replaced (he would have voted against SB277) by Sharon Runner (R, she voted against SB2109 2 years ago but unknown views on SB277). Senator Monning (D) was added as the 9th member, he voted for SB277 last week.

SOURCE: Comment on April 16, 2015 at 12:59 PM @ AOA

http://www.mercurynews.com/health/ci_27919779/vaccine-exemption-bill-temporarily-stalls-california-senate-education

...Pan and other health experts believe the rising number of parents taking advantage of California's personal belief exemption that allows them to forgo their children's vaccines was a factor in the outbreak. In 2000, fewer than 0.77 percent of California kindergartners had vaccination exemptions. By 2014, the rate had more than tripled to 2.5 percent, or 1 in every 40 children.

Got it? NOTE: Opting out of even a single dose of a single vaccine is defined as having a "vaccination exemption."