A bill to tighten California's childhood immunization law had its first committee hearing Wednesday, drawing protests from parents who said doctors, not the government, should decide if school children are eligible for an exemption.
Adriane Hoeft of Roseville, Calif., left, joins hundreds of people in opposing SB 276, a bill that would give the state greater oversight over immunizations.
California already has one of the strictest laws in the country requiring childhood immunizations in order to attend public or private schools, with exemptions allowed if a doctor says there is a medical reason to not have all or some shots.
“With these restrictions, this would force us to either take a gamble with our sons or it would put us in the difficult position of pulling my kids from public school,” said Adriane Hoeft of Roseville, who spoke in opposition to the bill. In California, travelers from abroad have introduced measles into the state at least 10 times this year, but there have only been three outbreaks. The biggest, in Northern California, has infected 15 people so far, which pales in comparison to the 390 cases confirmed in Brooklyn and Queens in an ongoing New York City outbreak.
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