On the recordFebruary 9, 2015
Here's a pretty stunning one from 2006. In States that had higher bars for exemptions, they were 50 percent less likely to have whooping cough outbreaks.
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congress.govChris Murphy: “Here's a pretty stunning one from 2006. In States that had higher bars for exemptions, they were 50 percent less likely…”
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Senator Murphy cites evidence linking stricter exemption policies to lower disease outbreaks.
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