The Mississippi State House is moving forward with a bill that would allow physicians to excuse children from the state's vaccination requirements, according to NH Voice.
Here are six observations:
1. The state Education Committee voted to move House Bill 938 to the full chamber on Feb. 23 for further discussion.
2. The current law requires the state Health Department to approve requests to excuse children from the state's requirements.
3. The state's top health officials oppose the proposed bill.
4. A group of parents in support of the bill say they should have the right to decide whether to vaccinate their children, not the state.
5. Mississippi had the largest percentage of kindergartners vaccinated against diseases in 2013 to 2014.
6. On Feb. 23, legislators denied a wider bill allowing parents to decline vaccinations for their children for philosophical reasons.
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