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    Washington State Senate Passes Bill Removing Exemption For Measles Vaccine

    The bill removes the personal belief exemption from required childhood vaccinations for measles, mumps and rubella. Seventeen states allow exemptions based on philosophical objections.
    by Laurel Wamsley Apr 18, 2019 2 minutes
    The Washington state Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would remove the personal belief exemption from the required vaccinations for measles, mumps and rubella. Here, people protest the related house bill outside Washington's Legislative Building in Olympia in February.

    Washington state has moved a step closer toward making it more difficult for parents to receive exemptions from having their children receive a required immunization.

    The state senate on Wednesday night that removes the personal belief exemption from vaccinations for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR). However, the bill retains medical

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