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'''Compulsory vaccination''' exists in all 50 states of the [[United States]], particularly as a condition of admission to [[public school]]. Vaccine manufacturers lobby for these laws to maximize revenue on their products.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3483914/</ref>

'''Compulsory vaccination''' exists as a condition of admission to [[public school]] in all 50 states of the [[United States]]. Vaccine manufacturers lobby for these laws to maximize revenue on their products.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3483914/</ref>

New vaccines are being required of schoolchildren for numerous diseases that most will never be exposed to, such as [[Hepatitis B]], and diseases that are not dangerous to schoolchildren, such as [[chickenpox]].  Compulsory vaccination has also been required for [[diphtheria]], [[pertussis]], [[measles]], [[mumps]], and [[rubella]].

New vaccines are being required of schoolchildren for numerous diseases that most will never be exposed to, such as [[Hepatitis B]], and diseases that are not dangerous to schoolchildren, such as [[chickenpox]].  Compulsory vaccination has also been required for [[diphtheria]], [[pertussis]], [[measles]], [[mumps]], and [[rubella]].

All states have a [[religious]] exemption from compulsory vaccination except [[California]], [[Mississippi]] and [[West Virginia]].<ref>https://www.nvic.org/Vaccine-Laws/state-vaccine-requirements.aspx</ref>

All states have a [[religious]] exemption from compulsory vaccination except [[California]], [[Mississippi]] and [[West Virginia]]. Also, 17 states have a philosophical exemption (exemption for anyone who does not want to vaccinate)<ref>https://www.nvic.org/Vaccine-Laws/state-vaccine-requirements.aspx</ref>

==See also==

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