EP-06

ep-06.docx

Suppose an antivaccine group has submitted a bill to MO’s state legislature that would permit parents to claim a philosophical exemption from mandatory vaccines for attending public schools. They are motivated by concerns with both vaccine safety, personal freedoms and distrust of “big government” and “big pharma”. They have called this bill the “Children’s health and freedom” bill. The bill has triggered much debate in the state legislature and press, including dramatic testimony by parents who believe that their children were injured by a vaccine.

new :Excemption letter ( two page )

Now that your group members are vaccine experts, discuss the best approach for responding to your state legislature and draft a letter. Consider the research by Lee et al and Gangarosa et alin your response. Also consider the challenges in communicating science to the public as summarized by Dr. Paul Off it. Upload your group’s letter.