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As mentioned above, every jurisdiction in the United States, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, requires children to be vaccinated before they may attend school. Each state has some variation in their compulsory laws due to the states’ ability to determine which of the vaccines recommended by the Center of Disease and Prevention (CDC) the state will require for school entry. Despite these variations, written verification of immunization from the child’s health care provide is required by most, if not all, states. For example, Florida statute 1003.22(4) only requires that each child presents “or has on file with the school a certification of immunization for the prevention of the communicable diseases for which immunization …show more content…

There are three types of exemptions from the compulsory laws: medical, religious, and philosophical. The acceptance of these exemptions varies among states. This means that some states could require vaccinations with “exemptions available only for medical reasons.” Only two states have allowed only medical exemptions: Mississippi and West Virginia. Other states may require vaccinations with “exemptions for medical or religious reasons.” For example, New York allow for parents to claim vaccination exemptions if they “hold genuine and sincere religious beliefs” or are qualified for a medical exemption. And the remaining states require vaccinations with exemptions for any of the three reasons mentioned above (medical, religious, or philosophical). For example, California allows for all three types of vaccination exemptions. The exemptions based on personal beliefs, which seem to include religious and philosophical beliefs, are found within California Health and Safety Code §120365(a), while the religious exemption is found in § …show more content…

Rosalyn Zucht did not provide this certification and was thereby excluded from attending either the public or the private schools in the city. A suit was brought against the school board alleging that Zucht’s liberty interests were deprived without due process. The Supreme Court reiterated it’s holding in Jacobson and stated that “it is within the police power of a state to provide for compulsory vaccination.” The court went on to say the ordinance fell within the state’s police powers and it did not violate either due process or equal

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