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Vt. House debates childhood immunization law

By Dave Gram

 |  Associated Press  

  April 13, 2012

The Vermont House has voted to uphold a philosophical exemption for parents who want to skip the requirement that their children get a series of vaccinations before being allowed to attend school or child care. The 36-93 vote came against an amendment to eliminate the exemption that public health officials have blamed for lowering Vermont’s childhood vaccination rate from 93 percent for incoming kindergarteners in 2005 to 83 percent in 2010.

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