Change in Medical Exemptions From Immunization in California After Elimination of Personal Belief Exemptions

Paul L Delamater; Timothy F Leslie; Y Tony Yang

doi:10.1001/jama.2017.9242

Change in Medical Exemptions From Immunization in California After Elimination of Personal Belief Exemptions

JAMA. 2017 Sep 5;318(9):863-864. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.9242.

Authors

Paul L Delamater¹, Timothy F Leslie², Y Tony Yang³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Geography, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill.
² Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia.
³ Department of Health Administration and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia.

Abstract

This study evaluates the statewide change in medical exemptions in the first year under California Senate bill 277 and if medical exemptions increased in regions with high personal belief exemption use prior to its enactment.

MeSH terms

California
Child
Health Policy / legislation & jurisprudence
Humans
Mandatory Programs
Schools*
Vaccination / legislation & jurisprudence
Vaccination / statistics & numerical data*

Grants and funding

P2C HD050924/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States