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- Title
Nonmedical exemptions to school immunization requirements: secular trends and association of state policies with pertussis incidence.
- Authors
Omer, Saad B; Pan, William K Y; Halsey, Neal A; Stokley, Shannon; Moulton, Lawrence H; Navar, Ann Marie; Pierce, Mathew; Salmon, Daniel A
- Abstract
School immunization requirements have played a major role in controlling vaccine-preventable diseases in the United States. Most states offer nonmedical exemptions to school requirements (religious or personal belief). Exemptors are at increased risk of acquiring and transmitting disease. The role of exemption policies may be especially important for pertussis, which is endemic in the United States.
- Publication
JAMA, 2006, Vol 296, Issue 14, p1757
- ISSN
1538-3598
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.296.14.1757