A video explaining how to obtain an exemption for school immunizations has racked up millions of views across multiple social media platforms. The video encourages parents to download the exemption form so they can’t be “bullied by the system” into vaccinating their children.
The growing resistance to school immunization requirements and rising vaccine exemption rates increase the likelihood of outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. Messaging may emphasize that school immunization requirements protect students and their communities from the spread of debilitating and deadly diseases like measles and whooping cough. High vaccine exemption rates are linked to an increase in disease outbreaks. Talking points may continue to explain that routine childhood vaccines are safe and backed by decades of evidence.
