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H-440.970 Religious Exemptions from
Immunizations |
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Since
religious/philosophic exemptions from immunizations endanger not
only the health of the unvaccinated individual, but also the health
of those in his or her group and the community at large,
the AMA (1) encourages state
medical associations to seek removal of such exemptions in statutes
requiring mandatory immunizations; (2) encourages
physicians and state and local medical associations to work with
public health officials to inform religious groups and others who
object to immunizations of the benefits of vaccinations and the risk
to their own health and that of the general public if they refuse to
accept them; and (3) encourages state and local medical associations
to work with public health officials to develop contingency plans
for controlling outbreaks in exempt populations and
to intensify efforts to
achieve high immunization rates in communities where groups having
religious exemptions from immunizations reside. (CSA
Rep. B, A-87; Reaffirmed: Sunset Report, I-97) |
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