New law would change vaccination rules in WA

Camie Yngelmo by Camie Yngelmo

CDC/ Heinz F. Eichenwald, MD Measles is a respiratory disease caused by a virus and spread through the air, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Measles starts with a fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes and sore throat, the CDC said.

Last Friday, a bill was introduced in Olympia that could change vaccination rules in Washington state.

Representative Paul Harris (R-Vancouver) proposed house bill 1638 to change exemptions for measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations. Currently all parents need to do is a claim a “philosophical or personal objection” to the vaccine to avoid their children getting them.

The new law, if passed, would remove that exemption.

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