US lawmakers consider a ban on vaccine opt-outs as Northwest measles outbreak worsens
Mornings with Simi
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Lawmakers in Washington state want to remove a provision that allows parents to opt out of vaccines for personal or philosophical beliefs.
It comes as health officials confirm at least 43 cases of measles in an outbreak in Washington and Oregon. More than a dozen more cases are suspected.
Guest: Dr Peter Hotez
Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston
Co-director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development
Lawmakers in Washington state want to remove a provision that allows parents to opt out of vaccines for personal or philosophical beliefs.
It comes as health officials confirm at least 43 cases of measles in an outbreak in Washington and Oregon. More than a dozen more cases are suspected.
Guest: Dr Peter Hotez
Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston
Co-director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development