| | New vaccines have been required of schoolchildren for diseases that do not spread in school ([[HPV]]) or are rarely dangerous to schoolchildren, such as [[chickenpox]], and [[flu]]. Vaccination has also been required for [[diphtheria]], [[pertussis]], [[tetanus]] [[measles]], [[mumps]], [[rubella]], hib, meningococcal disease, pneumococcal disease, [[hepatitis B]] and [[hepatitis A]]. In the past many children died from diseases such as [[polio]], [[ smallpox]], [[measles]], and [[diphtheria]], etc. | | New vaccines have been required of schoolchildren for diseases that do not spread in school ([[HPV]]) or are rarely dangerous to schoolchildren, such as [[chickenpox]], and [[flu]]. Vaccination has also been required for [[diphtheria]], [[pertussis]], [[tetanus]] [[measles]], [[mumps]], [[rubella]], hib, meningococcal disease, pneumococcal disease, [[hepatitis B]] and [[hepatitis A]]. In the past many children died from diseases such as [[polio]], [[ smallpox]], [[measles]], and [[diphtheria]], etc. |
| − | All states have a [[religious]] exemption from compulsory vaccination except [[California]], [[New York]], [[Maine]], [[Mississippi]], [[West Virginia]]. Also, 17 states have a philosophical exemption, for anyone who does not want to vaccinate.<ref>https://www.nvic.org/Vaccine-Laws/state-vaccine-requirements.aspx</ref> | + | All states have a [[religious]] exemption from compulsory vaccination except [[California]], [[New York]], [[Maine]], [[Mississippi]], [[West Virginia]]. Also, 16 states have a philosophical exemption, for anyone who does not want to vaccinate: "Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin."<ref>https://lc.org/newsroom/details/042325-vaccine-religious-exemptions-available-in-most-states</ref> |
| | *[https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/32100-forced-vaccinations Forced Vaccinations: Is It Time for Big Brother to Become Your Doctor?], by Rebecca Terrell of ''[[The New American]]'' | | *[https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/32100-forced-vaccinations Forced Vaccinations: Is It Time for Big Brother to Become Your Doctor?], by Rebecca Terrell of ''[[The New American]]'' |