Colorado House Committee Acts to Prevent Investigations of Parents Based Solely on Child's Vaccination History
By Theresa Wrangham
Published March 21, 2020
HB 20-1297 does not entail costs for the state and requires no fiscal note. NVIC’s Executive Director, Theresa Wrangham was one of a handful of people testifying in support of the bill. There was no testimony presented in opposition to the bill.
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Vaccine Exemptions Under Attack in 2019
By NVIC Advocacy Team
Published September 25, 2019
Citizen involvement to protect the human right to exercise informed consent to vaccination increased to unprecedented levels in 2019 to meet the most aggressive attack on vaccine exemptions in U.S. history.
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New York's Repeal of the Religious Exemption Violates Rights of the Disabled Under The Rehabilitation Act Of 1973
By Carolyn Hendler, JD
Published July 28, 2019
On June 13, 2019, New York legislators swiftly and quietly repealed the religious exemption to vaccination without public hearings. The controversial bill (A2371) was pushed through the Assembly and the Senate in one day and quickly signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo.
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Back to School Vaccine Education to Combat Misinformation
By Theresa Wrangham
Published July 28, 2019
As the new academic year approaches, parents and students are challenged to be proactive in seeking out accurate information to inform their vaccine choices. A good place to start is NVIC.org.
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