Published April 28. 2021 4:11PM By
Requiring children to get vaccinated against various diseases as a condition of enrolling in school is sound public policy. It does not infringe on religious freedom. Exemptions to the vaccination requirement should be reserved for those with genuine health issues that prevent their inoculation.
That is why the state Senate made the right decision in voting 22-14 on Tuesday to eliminate the religious exemption that an increasing number of parents have used to keep their children from being vaccinated. It leaves in place the health exemption. The House of Representatives had earlier passed the same legislation.
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