Vaccination leniency bill dies in MS House

Vaccination Bill Dies, Other Health Care Reforms Passed in the Mississippi House

JACKSON, Miss.–There will be no changes this year to the vaccination laws in Mississippi. A bill that would have allowed more exemptions for parents who want to send their children to school but don’t want them vaccinated died Thursday in the Mississippi House.

It was allowed to die because some believe the Miss. Dept. of Health is granting more medical exemptions, as allowed by current law, than they have before.

Several groups have called on legislators to allow for conscientious and religious exemptions, which has caused concern, especially after the measles outbreak that has happened since the beginning of the year.

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2/13/15