The California Senate gave final approval Wednesday to SB 276, a closely watched crackdown on vaccine exemptions for schoolchildren.
The state Senate gave final legislative approval to controversial vaccine legislation Wednesday, prompting a chaotic scene among protesters in the chamber as the bill was sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom for a signature.Though Newsom previously pledged to sign Senate Bill 276 by state Sen. Richard Pan , some uncertainty remains about the future of the legislation.
“This is really about science and about whether we believe in science or not,” Sen. Scott Wiener said. “There are people who dispute basic scientific facts.”After the Senate approved the bill, protesters erupted into chants of “You are not representing California for all” — a nod to a slogan of Newsom’s — before lawmakers called a recess and left the chamber.
California already has some of the nation’s strictest childhood immunization laws, which require students to be vaccinated to attend public or private schools or day care. A doctor can excuse a child, either temporarily or permanently, from some or all vaccinations if there is a medical reason to do so.
Under SB 276, the California Department of Public Health would review and potentially reject medical exemptions written by doctors who have granted five or more in a year. Newsom is asking that the tally of how many medical exemptions a doctor writes apply only to those written after Jan. 1
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