![]() ![]() Most states have medical and religious exemptions, but not all have a philosophical exemption like Wisconsin does, McHugh said. “We try to discourage waivers as much as possible, but Wisconsin has a very permissive ruling on waivers,” she said. In other cases, McHugh said some people do not have time to get a vaccine, so they sign the exemption form instead. Additionally, she said some people believe in natural remedies and do not want to put foreign substances in their child’s body. One is the rumored link between the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism, a claim McHugh said has been debunked by hundreds of studies. Unlike medical exemptions, philosophical exemptions like the ones offered in Wisconsin don’t need a physician’s approval and are up to the parent’s discretion.ĭiane McHugh, the coordinator for the Dane County Immunization Coalition through Public Health Madison and Dane County, said there are three main reasons parents choose to opt for philosophical exemptions. Published in the August issue of the journal “Health Affairs,” a University of Georgia study found the standardized form parents are allowed to use in some states to exempt their child from vaccines leads to higher rates of preventable disease in those states. ![]() Meanwhile, the use of philosophical waivers in Wisconsin has risen from 3.8 percent to 4.3 percent since 2011, according to data from Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Wisconsin was one of 21 states where rates of whooping cough increased from 2013 to 2014, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. ![]() States, like Wisconsin, that allow philosophical exemptions from vaccinations have higher rates of whooping cough, a recent study from the University of Georgia found. ![]()
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