In the Wake of a Pandemic: Revisiting School Approaches to Non-Medical Exemptions to Mandatory Vaccination in the United States

Mandatory school vaccination policies with exclusion of unvaccinated students can be a powerful tool in ensuring high vaccination rates . Some parents may object to mandatory vaccination policies, claiming exemptions based on medical, religious, or philosophical reasons. Individual schools, school systems, or local or regional governments have different policies with respect to whether, and what kind of exemptions may be allowed. In the setting of the current pandemic, questions regarding the acceptability of exemptions have resurfaced, as schools and local governments struggle with how to safely return children to school.
Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Source Type: research