Arizona State Legislature (Nicole Neri/DD)
Arizona Congressman John Fillmore introduced a bill on Jan. 14, 2021, that would give Arizona parents the freedom to override the state’s vaccination requirements for K-12 public school children if they so choose.
According to a study conducted by PLOS Medicine in 2018, Arizona was found to be an anti-vaccine hotspot in the country, meaning that a very high percentage of parents choose not to have their children vaccinated on the basis of religious or personal beliefs.
Current Arizona state law says that K-12 students who attend public schools in Arizona must have documentation proving that they have received certain immunizations before they are allowed to attend their school.