Impact of Eliminating Non-Medical Exemptions in California

The goal of this study is to develop an evidence base for the implementation of immunization legislation relating to exemptions. We will achieve this goal by addressing four specific aims: 1) Analyze rates, clustering and variances of immunization exemptions and conditional entrants before and after implementation of SB277; 2) Evaluate health care providers motivations, attitudes, beliefs and health care practice burden relating to vaccinations in the context of SB277; 3) Assess the determinants and implications of variability in implementation and enforcement of legislation at the school level; and 4) Ascertain the impact of SB277 on the rates of home schooling.

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