On Tuesday, California Governor Jerry Brown (D) signed into law one of the most stringent vaccination laws in the United States, eliminating the state's previous personal and religious belief exemption for vaccines.
Under the new law, which takes effect January 1, 2016, all California schoolchildren must prove that they have been vaccinated in order to attend school. They can only be exempted when that child’s physician explicitly approves it.
"The science is clear that vaccines dramatically protect children against a number of infectious and dangerous diseases," Brown wrote in a signing statement. "While it’s true that no medical intervention is without risk, the evidence shows that immunization powerfully benefits and protects the community."
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