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Strict school vaccine mandates work, and parents don’t game the system − new research

  • Written by: Y. Tony Yang, Endowed Professor of Health Policy and Associate Dean, George Washington University
imageFamilies are increasingly seeking nonmedical exemptions to routine childhood vaccines, making communities more vulnerable to preventable diseases.FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images

When four states between 2015 and 2021 stopped allowing parents to opt their children out of receiving routine vaccines without a medical reason, vaccination rates among...

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