Parents Rally for Medical Freedom: Support for Childhood Vaccine Mandates Grows
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The New York Times
Activists advocating for "medical freedom" are now targeting childhood vaccine mandates, following their success in overturning coronavirus mandates. Mississippi, which previously had strict school vaccination requirements, now allows parents to opt out of vaccinating their children on religious grounds, resulting in over 2,100 schoolchildren being exempt from vaccination. Public health experts argue that the idea of freedom of choice around vaccines undermines the purpose of vaccination and increases the risk of deadly diseases resurfacing.