Individual and Community Risks of Measles and Pertussis Associated With Personal Exemptions to Immunization
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Children who are not vaccinated for philosophical or religious reasons are much more likely to get measles and whooping cough than children who are vaccinated against these diseases. Colorado allows both religious and philosophical exemptions and in 1994, 1.4% of Colorado children were unvaccinated as a result of personal exemptions, compared to the national average of 0.6%.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2000
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Nonmedical exemptions to school immunization requirements
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A study, which determines the role of exemption policies offered by some states of the US on the incidence of pertussis, which is endemic in the country, is presented. Results reveal that state policies granting personal belief exemptions and states that easily grant exemptions are associated with increased peruses incidence.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2006
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Health Consequences of Religious and Philosophical Exemptions From Immunization Laws: Individual and Societal Risk of Measles
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The effect of non-vaccinated children on the health of vaccinated children depends on how many non-vaccinated children there are in the community. Some parents refuse to have their children vaccinated for religious or other reasons. Analysis of data from the CDC's Measles Surveillance System reveals that non-vaccinated children were 35 times more likely to develop measles than vaccinated children. If the number of non-vaccinated children in any geographic area doubled, the rate of measles in vaccinated children would increase between 5% and 31%, depending on how many non-vaccinated children lived in the area.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1999
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