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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Religious exemptions for childhood immunizations are up slightly in Vermont now that the philosophical one is going away.
But state Health Department figures show over the past four years, overall compliance by families with the recommended vaccine schedule is up by about three percentage points.
State immunization chief Christine Finley says the numbers show efforts to increase childhood immunizations are working.
The philosophical exemption allowing parents to opt out of having kids vaccinated goes away July 1.The religious one will remain.
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