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Washington state weighs vaccination bill as measles outbreak spreads
Source: CBS News
CBS NEWS February 8, 2019, 7:34 AM
Washington state weighs vaccination bill as measles outbreak spreads
Lawmakers in Washington State are proposing a bill that would no longer allow parents to cite philosophical or personal reasons for not vaccinating their child as the region battles a growing measles outbreak. Currently, 18 states allow those exemptions. The 56 confirmed cases in the Pacific Northwest have prompted the governor of Washington to declare a state of emergency.
Monica Stonier is the state representative for Clark County, Washington, the area hit hardest by the outbreak. In her county alone, there is currently 51 confirmed cases of the measles, and another 13 suspected.
"Right now, my city is the hotbed for this outbreak," Stonier said. "It certainly has reached a critical state in my county."
Stonier is now co-sponsoring a bipartisan House bill that would require "every child at every public and private school in the state and licensed day care center" to be vaccinated for "measles, mumps and rubella" unless they have a legitimate medical or religious exemption.
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Washington state weighs vaccination bill as measles outbreak spreads
Lawmakers in Washington State are proposing a bill that would no longer allow parents to cite philosophical or personal reasons for not vaccinating their child as the region battles a growing measles outbreak. Currently, 18 states allow those exemptions. The 56 confirmed cases in the Pacific Northwest have prompted the governor of Washington to declare a state of emergency.
Monica Stonier is the state representative for Clark County, Washington, the area hit hardest by the outbreak. In her county alone, there is currently 51 confirmed cases of the measles, and another 13 suspected.
"Right now, my city is the hotbed for this outbreak," Stonier said. "It certainly has reached a critical state in my county."
Stonier is now co-sponsoring a bipartisan House bill that would require "every child at every public and private school in the state and licensed day care center" to be vaccinated for "measles, mumps and rubella" unless they have a legitimate medical or religious exemption.
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Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/washington-state-weighs-vaccination-bill-as-measles-outbreak-grows/
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