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Five Reasons People Support Keeping Religious Vaccine Exemptions In Schooling In Place

Five Reasons People Support Keeping Religious Vaccine Exemptions In Schooling In Place

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A bill in the Massachusetts legislature (H.604/S.1391) filed by state Representative Andy Vargas (D-Lawrence) and state Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Lowell) would remove religious exemptions for vaccines to attend all kindergarten-through-12 schools in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health advanced the bill last week and referred it to the Health Care Financing Committee.

A bill in the Massachusetts legislature (H.604/S.1391) filed by state Representative Andy Vargas (D-Lawrence) and state Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Lowell) would remove religious exemptions for vaccines to attend all kindergarten-through-12 schools in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health advanced the bill last week and referred it to the Health Care Financing Committee.…