Associations of Statewide Legislative and Administrative Interventions With Vaccination Status Among Kindergartners in California.

ABSTRACT: Importance:California implemented 3 interventions to increase uptake of vaccines. In 2014, Assembly bill 2109 tightened requirements for obtaining a personal belief exemption. A 2015 campaign provided educational materials to school staff on the proper application of conditional admission for kindergartners who were not up to date on required vaccinations. In 2016, Senate bill 277 eliminated personal belief exemptions. Prior research has not evaluated these 3 interventions together with regard to the vaccination status of students. Objective:To assess the changes in the yearly rates of kindergartners who were not up to date on required vaccinations who were entering school during the period of the interventions, by focusing on geographic clustering and the potential contacts of these kinde

SUBMITTER: Pingali SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6613302 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature