Vaccination Rates Up in California Schools For the first time in a decade, the number of parents who filed personal belief exemption forms to exempt their kindergarteners from vaccinations has declined in California. According to new data from the California Department of Public Health, the personal belief exemption rate decreased by 20% from 2013 to 2014. December 16, 2014 News, Public Health AB 2109, vaccination 0 0 Comment Read More »
Kids, Diseases, Vaccinations – And Parental Peer Pressure In honor of World Immunization Week 2014, SFMS staff member Steve Heilig authored an opinion piece in the San Francisco Chronicle, proposing a new angle on confronting the increasing number of parents who choose not to vaccinate their children. The piece has already spurred much feedback and talk of a pilot project. May 2, 2014 Public Health, San Francisco Medicine Steve Heilig, Vaccination 0 0 Comment Read More »
Brown Signs Legislation Requiring Signatures To Opt Out of Vaccination Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 2109 into law that requires parents who exclude their children from immunization requirements to submit a signed statement that they received information about risks and benefits of immunization. October 1, 2012 Advocacy, Public Health immunization requirement, AB 2109, immunization exemption, vaccination 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMS-Sponsored School Vaccine Bill Passes Legislature The California Senate passed AB 2109, a bill that would require a parent or guardian seeking a personal belief exemption from school immunization requirements to first obtain a document signed by a licensed health care practitioner. AB 2109 was sponsored by SFMS and the CMA, and was authored by Assemblymember Richard Pan, MD. August 23, 2012 Advocacy, CMA, Public Health immunization, AB 2109, Richard Pan, vaccination 0 0 Comment Read More »
Bill to Provide Parents Immunization Information to Prevent Outbreaks Aimed at reducing infectious outbreaks, Dr. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) introduced AB 2109 to provide parents with health information that they can use to help keep their children and other members of the community safe and prevent epidemics like the 2010 pertussis outbreak that caused over 9000 infections, 800 hospitalizations, and ten deaths in California. March 2, 2012 Advocacy, CMA, News, Public Health vaccination, AB 2109, CMA-sponsored bill, Richard Pan 0 0 Comment Read More »
