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Critics of vaccine bill cite privacy risks
With crucial votes due soon on a bill to make it more difficult for parents to get vaccine exemptions for their children, opponents are emphasizing a different criticism of the measure. Instead of continuing to focus on vaccine safety, they
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Despite crackdown, is state losing ground in vaccination push?
Four years into a crackdown on high numbers of California students going unvaccinated because of claimed concerns over vaccine risks, new statistics from the 2018-2019 school year show that 10 percent or more of the students in 117 kindergartens and
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Study warns air travel a major threat in spread of measles in California
The state Legislature’s push to tighten up vaccine requirements for K-12 students took a step forward last week even as public health officials acknowledged a British medical study that said travelers to the U.S. from nations with measles outbreaks were
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Bill tightening vaccine rules advances as measles fears build
Despite furious opposition from parents who believe vaccinations are dangerous, a measure by state Sen. Richard Pan to tighten up vaccine exemptions passed an initial committee test last week on a 6-2 vote. Senate Bill 276 would make California only
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CalWatchdog Morning Read – July 6
Is Kevin de Leon’s ammo bill legal? Does Roger Hernandez have a path to victory in Congress? Lawmaker names her boyfriend Veteran of the Year CA sixth largest economy in the world Vaccination law challenged Democrats in the Legislature pushed through
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CalWatchdog Morning Read – July 1
November ballot fills out with 17 measures… and lawmakers want to add a few more Which gun-control bills will Brown sign? Vaccination law drives some out of state Why regulators want more money for air quality cleanup Good morning, happy
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Another mandatory vaccination bill advancing
When it comes to toughening state vaccination laws, the Legislature’s not done yet. A measure that would require child-care workers to be vaccinated for three common childhood diseases has passed a key vote in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. KQED News
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Brown signs vax bill, drawing lawsuit vow
As Gov. Jerry Brown signed a tough new vaccination bill into law, its vociferous opponents — who had fought the measure tooth and nail — vowed to sue the state and rally voters against it. Senate Bill 277 “requires almost all California schoolchildren
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Bill to mandate vaccinations for day care workers clears State Senate
A measure to require vaccinations for day care center workers has been approved by the California State Senate on a bipartisan 34 to 3 vote. Senate Bill 792 is authored by Senator Tony Mendoza, D-Artesia, and according to the text
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CA vaccination regulations gain more steam
After a fractious debate, the California Senate passed a revised draft of the controversial bill that would largely eliminate the state’s religious and personal belief exemptions for child inoculation. With the bill on a likely track for passage in the Assembly,
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