States seek stronger ways to boost vaccination uptake
Kaiser Health News reports that states are examining methods to reduce medical and philosophical vaccine exemptions after the measles outbreak that infected 147 people across seven states. Studies show that restricting exemptions and imposing penalties can lift vaccination rates and cut disease spread, with California and Vermont enacting bans on philosophical exemptions this year.
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California State Assembly
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University of California
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NY doctors urge VA hospitals to join drug database
The New York State Academy of Family Physicians, representing over 6,000 clinicians, asks Secretary McDonald to require Veterans Administration facilities in the state to participate in the statewide prescription database. The group cites the opioid epidemic and notes NY rules require checking records before prescribing painkillers, with pharmacists recording related fills.
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