Legal approaches to promoting parental compliance with childhood immunization recommendations

Legal approaches to promoting parental compliance with childhood immunization recommendations

Rates of vaccine-preventable diseases have increased in the United States in recent years, largely due to parental refusals of recommended childhood immunizations. Empirical studies have demonstrated a relationship between nonvaccination rates and permissive state vaccine exemption policies, indicat...

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Main Authors: Lois A. Weithorn, Dorit Rubinstein Reiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-07-01
Series:Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Subjects:
constitutional law
legal policies
vaccination requirements
childhood immunizations
vaccine exemption policies
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2018.1423929

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