The Vermont Senate has voted to end the philosophical exemption some parents use to decline to have their children vaccinated. The Legislation would require the full range of required vaccinations as a pre-condition to enrolling in school.
The measure was added Wednesday to a bill covering a range of health care issues that had already passed the House. It now goes back to the House to see if it will concur with the Senate amendment.
The Senate voted three years ago to take the same step, but the House declined to follow suit and the 2012 effort to end the philosophical exemption died.
The debate has pitted the public-health benefits of having as many children vaccinated as possible versus the rights of parents to make medical decisions for their own children.
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