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New Hampshire’s GOP Is Taking a Stand—Against the Polio Vaccine
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Apr 22, 2024 08:08am |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Author | Julia Métraux |
| News Date | Saturday, April 20, 2024 02:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | New Hampshire could soon beat Florida—known for its anti-vaccine Surgeon General—when it comes to loosening vaccine requirements. A first-in-the-nation bill that’s already passed New Hampshire’s state House, sponsored only by Republican legislators, would end the requirement for parents enrolling kids in childcare to provide documentation of polio and measles vaccination. New Hampshire would be the only state in the US to have such a law, although many states allow religious exemptions to vaccine requirements.
The polio vaccine, first offered in 1955, and the MMR shot, which treats the highly infectious measles, mumps, and rubella viruses, are two very crucial vaccines both in the US and internationally. Since the year 2000 alone, vaccines against measles are estimated to have saved over 55 million lives around the world. |
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