Year: 2016
Resolution Number: 22
Action Taken: Approved
Status: Complete
Author(s): Shubhangi Arora and Jeanne Kochkodan
Sponsor: Shubhangi Arora and Jeanne Kochkodan
On behalf of: Medical Student Section
Committee: D (Public Health)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS opposes legislation or regulations that prevent local public health officials from excluding unvaccinated children from schools in the event of a disease outbreak; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS supports the requirement in Michigan that parents or guardians who request a nonmedical immunization waiver for their child must first complete mandatory health education from a county health department regarding the benefits of vaccination and the risks of disease before obtaining such waiver.
RESOLVED: That MSMS opposes legislation or regulations that prevent local public health officials from excluding unvaccinated children from schools in the event of a disease outbreak; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS supports the requirement in Michigan that parents or guardians who request a nonmedical immunization waiver for their child must first complete mandatory health education from a county health department regarding the benefits of vaccination and the risks of disease before obtaining such waiver.
Fiscal Note: NULL
Resolution: View PDF for Opposition to Vaccination Exemption Efforts
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