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day, eight out of 10 parents polled
said they were not worried about their
children contracting measles while in
the park. All 10 said their children had
been vaccinated.
The anti-vaccination crowd got a
boost when a British study alleged a
link between autism and childhood
vaccines. The study was later dismissed as a fraud by a leading
medical publication.
The California Department for
Public Health is urging caution about
individuals who are not vaccinated,
especially infants under 12 months.
During the last school year, 3.3 percent of California kindergartners —
about 18,200 — were allowed to skip
vaccinations, according to the CDC.
The vast majority of exemptions were
due to personal beliefs.
Currently at the SAC Child
Development Center, no child is
allowed in the program without
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