Vaccine Exemptions

Pennsylvania Bill would end religious, philosophical exemptions from vaccines

April 1, 2019 by Michael Edwards

Pennsylvania requires children to receive vaccinations before they attend school. The law requires children to have been vaccinated for diphtheria, tetanus, polio, measles, German measles, mumps, hepatitis B, and chickenpox. To avoid vaccinations parents can get exemptions including medical, philosophical,… [read]

SB 277 signed into law by CA Governor to deny vaccine exemptions for school children

July 1, 2015 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: July 20, 2015

The vaccine discussion just got more complicated as California governor Jerry Brown signed SB 277. Just one day after lawmakers sent him the bill, Brown signed it into law, eliminating all personal and religious exemptions for vaccines for California’s schoolchildren.… [read]

States That Allow Religious and Philosophical Exemptions for School Vaccinations (Map)

July 1, 2015 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: July 1, 2015

California is the third state to remove all personal exemptions for vaccinations in schools with the passing and signing of SB 277. At the time of this writing, California and the other two states that you see below in black… [read]