The Push To Mandate Vaccines For Schoolchildren (Diane Rehm Show)

California’s new school vaccine law is one of the toughest in the nation: It requires all students to be vaccinated before they can attend public or private school. Medical exemptions are still allowed, but parents will no longer be able to forgo vaccinating their children because of religious or personal objections. Public health officials are praising the move. But California’s vocal anti-vaccine contingent is up in arms. A movement is already underway for a ballot initiative to repeal the law that Gov. Jerry Brown signed this week. We look at mandatory vaccines across the country — and the battle between parental rights and public health.
Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2015-07-02/the-push-to-mandate-vaccines-for-schoolchildren