OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state lawmakers voted Tuesday to remove parents' ability to claim a personal or philosophical exemption from vaccinating their children for measles, although medical and religious exemptions will remain. The vote comes as the number of measles cases nationwide this year has passed 600. The measure now heads to...
Should Vaccines Be Required To Receive Welfare?
Assemblyman Kansen Chu (D-San Jose) says he doesn’t want to penalize welfare recipients whose children’s immunizations aren't up to date. But his proposed AB 1992 may just do just that, according to a parents’ rights group. State law requires CalWORKs recipients to be current on their immunizations or face a...