Vaccine-Related Journal Articles

Laws, Exemptions, Requirements: Exemptions

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Archive 2002-1981

Exemptions 2013

A Population-Based Cohort Study of Undervaccination in 8 Managed Care Organizations Across the United States Authors: Glanz JM, Newcomer SR, Narwaney KJ, et al. Source: JAMA Pediatr, published online January 21, 2013

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Exemptions 2012

Medical Exemptions to School Immunization Requirements in the United States--Association of State Policies with Medical Exemption Rates (2004-2011) Authors: Stadlin S, Bednarczyk RA, Omer SB Source: J Infect Dis, October 2012, Vol. 206(7):989-92

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Exposure of California Kindergartners to Students with Personal Belief Exemptions from Mandated School Entry Vaccinations Authors: Buttenheim A, Jones M, Baras Y Source: Am J Public Health, August 2012, Vol. 102(8):e59-67

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Notes from the Field: Severe Varicella in an Immunocompromised Child Exposed to an Unvaccinated Sibling with Varicella--Minnesota, 2011 Source: MMWR, July 20, 2012, Vol. 61(28):541

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Vaccine Policy and Arkansas Childhood Immunization Exemptions: A Multi-Year Review Authors: Safi H, Wheeler JG, Reeve GR, et al. Source: Am J Prev Med, June 2012, Vol. 42(6):602-5

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Risk Factors Associated with Parents Claiming Personal-Belief Exemptions to School Immunization Requirements: Community and Other Influences on More Skeptical Parents in Oregon, 2006 Authors: Gaudino JA, Robison S Source: Vaccine, February 1, 2012, Vol. 30(6):1132-42

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Exemptions 2011

Vaccination Refusal: Ethics, Individual Rights, and the Common Good Authors: Schwartz JL, Caplan AL Source: Prim Care, December 2011, Vol. 38(4):717-28

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Childhood Immunization: When Physicians and Parents Disagree Authors: Gilmour J, Harrison C, Asadi L, Cohen MH, Vohra S Source: Pediatrics, November 2011, Vol. 128 Suppl 4:S167-74

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Why We Should Eliminate Personal Belief Exemptions to Vaccine Mandates Authors: Lantos JD, Jackson MA, Harrison CJ Source: J Health Polit Policy Law, October 14, 2011

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Finding the Proper Balance between Freedom and Justice: Why We Should Not Eliminate Personal Belief Exemptions to Vaccine Mandates Authors: Opel DJ, Diekema DS Source: J Health Polit Policy Law, October 14, 2011

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Parental Delay or Refusal of Vaccine Doses, Childhood Vaccination Coverage at 24 Months of Age, and the Health Belief Model Authors: Smith PJ, Humiston SG, Marcuse EK, et al. Source: Public Health Rep, July-August 2011, Vol. 126 Suppl 2:135-46

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Pediatricians' Experience with and Response to Parental Vaccine Safety Concerns and Vaccine Refusals: A Survey of Connecticut Pediatricians Authors: Leib S, Liberatos P, Edwards K Source: Public Health Rep, July-August 2011, Vol. 126 Suppl 2:13-23

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Vaccination Coverage among Children in Kindergarten --United States, 2009-10 School Year Source: MMWR, June 3, 2011, Vol. 60(21):700-4

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The Age-Old Struggle against the Antivaccinationists Authors: Poland GA, Jacobson RM Source: N Engl J Med, January 13, 2011, Vol. 364(2):97-9

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Exemptions 2010

Could the United States Experience Rubella Outbreaks as a Result of Vaccine Refusal and Disease Importation? Authors: Berger BE, Omer SB Source: Hum Vaccin, December 2010, Vol. 6(12):1016-20

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Measles in the United States during the Postelimination Era Authors: Parker Fiebelkorn A, Redd SB, Gallagher K, Rota PA, Rota J, Bellini W, Seward J Source: J Infect Dis, November 15, 2010, Vol. 202(10):1520-8

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Compulsory School-Entry Vaccination Laws and Exemptions: Who Is Opting Out in Ontario and Why Does it Matter? Authors: Mah CL, Guttmann A, McGeer A, Krahn M, Deber RB Source: Healthc Policy, May 2010, Vol. 5(4):37-46

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Measles Outbreak in a Highly Vaccinated Population, San Diego, 2008: Role of the Intentionally Undervaccinated Authors: Sugerman DE, Barskey AE, Delea MG, et al. Source: Pediatrics, April 2010, Vol. 125(4):747-55

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Parental Refusal of Varicella Vaccination and the Associated Risk of Varicella Infection in Children Authors: Glanz JM, McClure DL, Magid DJ, Daley MF, France EK, Hambidge SJ Source: Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, January 2010, Vol. 164(1):66-70

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Exemptions 2009

Pediatric Vaccination and Vaccine-Preventable Disease Acquisition: Associations with Care by Complementary and Alternative Medicine Providers Authors: Downey L, Tyree PT, Huebner CE, Lafferty WE Source: Matern Child Health J, September 17, 2009

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Rubella Outbreak in the Netherlands, 2004-2005: High Burden of Congenital Infection and Spread to Canada Authors: Hahne S, Macey J, van Binnendijk, et al. Source: Pediatr Infect Dis J, September 2009, Vol. 28(9):795-800

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Parental Refusal of Pertussis Vaccination Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Pertussis Infection in Children Authors: Glanz JM, McClure DL, Magid DJ Source: Pediatrics, May 26, 2009

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Vaccine Refusal, Mandatory Immunization, and the Risks of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Authors: Omer SB, Salmon, DA, Orenstein WA, deHart MP, Halsey N Source: N Engl J Med, May 7, 2009

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Social Marketing as a Strategy to Increase Immunization Rates Authors: Opel DJ, Diekema DS, Lee NR, Marcuse EK Source: Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, May 2009, Vol. 163(5):432-7

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Parental Vaccine Refusal in Wisconsin: A Case-Control Study Authors: Salmon DA, Sotir MJ, Pan WK, et al. Source: WMJ, February 2009, Vol. 108(1):17-23

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Invasive Haemophilus influenzae Type B Disease in Five Young Children--Minnesota, 2008 Source: MMWR, January 30, 2009, Vol. 58(03):58-60

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Pneumonia Hospitalizations among Young Children Before and After Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine--United States, 1997-2006 Authors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Source: MMWR, January 16, 2009, Vol. 58(1):1-4

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The Problem with Dr Bob's Alternative Vaccine Schedule Authors: Offit, PA, Moser CA Source: Pediatics, January 1, 2009, Vol. 123(1): e164-9

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Exemptions 2008

Geographic Clustering of Nonmedical Exemptions to School Immunization Requirements and Associations with Geographic Clustering of Pertussis Authors: Omer SB, Enger KS, Moulton LH, Halsey NA, Stokley S, Salmon DA Source: Am J Epidemiol, December 15, 2008, Vol. 168(12):1389-96

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Update: Measles--United States, January-July 2008 Source: MMWR, August 22, 2008, Vol. 57(33):893-6

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Vaccine Knowledge and Practices of Primary Care Providers of Exempt vs. Vaccinated Children Authors: Salmon DA, Pan WK, Omer SB Source: Hum Vaccin, July-August 2008, Vol. 4(4):286-91

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The HPV Vaccine: Framing the Arguments FOR and AGAINST Mandatory Vaccination of All Middle School Girls Authors: Vamos CA, McDermott RJ, Daley EM Source: J Sch Health, June 2008, Vol. 78(6):302-9

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A Proposed Ethical Framework for Vaccine Mandates: Competing Values and the Case of HPV Authors: Field RI, Caplan AL Source: Kennedy Inst Ethics J, June 2008, Vol. 18(2):111-24

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Measles Outbreak Associated with a Church Congregation: A Study of Immunization Attitudes of Congregation Members Authors: Kennedy AM, Gust DA Source: Public Health Rep, March-April 2008, Vol. 123(2):126-34

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Exemptions 2007

Assessing State Immunization Requirements for Healthcare Workers and Patients Authors: Lindley MC, Horlick GA, Shefer AM, Shaw FE, Gorji M Source: Am J Prev Med, June 2007; 32(6):459-465

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Impact of Addition of Philosophical Exemptions on Childhood Immunization Rates Authors: Thompson JW, Tyson S, Card-Higginson P, et al Source: Am J Prev Med, March 2007; 32(3):194-201

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Exemptions 2006

Vaccination Usage among an Old-Order Amish Community in Illinois Authors: Yoder JS, Dworkin MS Source: Pediatr Infect Dis J, December 2006; 25(12):1182-1183

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Nonmedical Exemptions to School Immunization Requirements: Secular Trends and Association of State Policies with Pertussis Incidence Authors: Omer SB, Pan WK, Halsey NA, et al Source: JAMA, October 11, 2006, Vol. 296:1757-1763

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Implications of a 2005 Measles Outbreak in Indiana for Sustained Elimination of Measles in the United States Authors: Parker AA, Staggs W, Dayan GH, et al Source: N Engl J Med, August 3, 2006, Vol. 355(5):447-55

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Compulsory Vaccination and Conscientious or Philosophical Exemptions: Past, Present, and Future Authors: Salmon DA, Teret SP, MacIntyre CR, Salisbury D, Burgess A, Halsey NA Source: The Lancet, February 4, 2006, Vol. 367(9508):436-442

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Exemptions 2005

Catholic Refusals of Immunization: Such Actions Are Often Unjustified Author: Furton EJ. Source: Ethics Medics, December 2005, Vol. 30(12):1-2

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The Cost of Containing One Case of Measles: The Economic Impact on the Public Health Infrastructure--Iowa, 2004 Authors: Dayan GH, Ortega-Sánchez I, LeBaron CW, Quinlisk MP, and the Iowa Measles Response Team Source: Pediatrics, July 2005, Vol. 116(1):e1-4

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Public Health and the Politics of School Immunization Requirements Authors: Salmon DA, Sapsin JW, Teret S, Jacobs RF, Thompson JW, Ryan K, Halsey NA Source: American Journal of Public Health, May 2005, Vol. 95(5):778-783

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Factors Associated with Refusal of Childhood Vaccines Among Parents of School-Aged Children: A Case-Control Study Authors: Salmon DA, Moulton LH, Omer SB, Dehart MP, Stokley S, Halsey NA Source: Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, May 2005, Vol. 159(5):470-6

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Exemptions for School Immunization Requirements: The Role of School-Level Requirements, Policies, and Procedures Authors: Salmon DA, Omer SB, Moulton LH, et al. Source: American Journal of Public Health, March 2005, Vol. 95(3):436-440

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Exemptions 2004-2003

Vanishing Vaccinations: Why Are So Many Americans Opting Out of Vaccinating their Children? Author: Calandrillo SP Source: Univ Mich J Law Reform, Winter 2004, Vol. 37(2):353-440

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Beliefs of School Nurses and Personnel and Associations with Nonmedical Immunization Exemptions Authors: Salmon DA, Moulton LH, Omer SB, et al. Source: Pediatrics, June 2004, Vol. 113(6):e552-9

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No more Kidding Around: Restructuring Non-Medical Childhood Immunization Exemptions to Ensure Public Health Protection Author: Silverman RD Source: Annals of Public Law, Summer 2003, Vol. 12(2):277-294

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Clustering of Exemptions' as a Collective Action Threat to Herd Immunity Authors: May T, Silverman RD Source: Vaccine, March 7, 2003, Vol 21(11-12):1048-1051

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Exemptions Archive

Exemptions journal articles 2002-1981