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Why Does Opposition To Vaccines Persist?

A child receives a nasal spray vaccination in San Diego, Aug. 15, 2012.
Nicholas McVicker
A child receives a nasal spray vaccination in San Diego, Aug. 15, 2012.

A recent effort in Sacramento to make sure there’s not a repeat of San Diego’s hepatitis A outbreak has come up against some unexpected controversy.

Language in AB 262, proposed by Assemblyman Todd Gloria and Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, would allow public health officers to order actions necessary to control the spread of communicable disease. Voice of San Diego has reported that anti-vaccination forces are rallying against that language, saying it could allow the government to mandate vaccinations during outbreaks.

This is only one instance of a seeming resurgence of the anti-vaccination movement.

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Mark Sawyer, M.D., an infectious disease specialist with Rady Children's Hospital, will join Midday Edition on Monday to discuss the opposition to vaccines.

Why Does Opposition To Vaccines Persist?
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