Breaking News: Personal-belief exemptions from vaccinations decline

Personal-belief exemptions from vaccinations decline Los Angeles Times | January 22, 2015 | 7:05 PM The number of California parents who cite personal beliefs in refusing to vaccinate their kindergartners dropped in 2014 for the first time in a dozen years, according to a Times data analysis. The shift came amid rising alarm over the number of children being exempted from immunization, which prompted new campaigns to reverse the trend. Statewide, the rate of vaccine waivers for kindergartners entering school in the fall declined to 2.5% in 2014 from 3.1% in 2013. Bigger declines were seen in districts with some of the largest vaccine exemption rates. Read more For the latest information go to www.latimes.com.