Vaccine exemptions rising, tied to whooping cough

Vaccine exemptions rising, tied to whooping cough
By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of New York parents who had their child skip at least one required vaccine due to religious reasons increased over the past decade, according to a new study. What's more, researchers found counties with high religious exemption rates also had more whooping cough cases - even among children that had been fully vaccinated. States set their own requirements on which vaccines a child must have received to enter school. ...