{"id":63297,"date":"2021-05-02T13:59:24","date_gmt":"2021-05-02T17:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=63297"},"modified":"2021-05-02T13:59:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-02T17:59:24","slug":"every-democrat-controlled-state-is-on-a-mission-to-wipe-out-vaccine-exemptions-like-connecticut-just-did","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=63297","title":{"rendered":"Every Democrat-controlled state is on a mission to wipe out vaccine exemptions like Connecticut just did."},"content":{"rendered":"

Connecticut Ends Religious Vaccine Exemptions For Students<\/h1>\n

by Ella Kietlinska
\nThe Epoch Times,<\/p>\n

Connecticut<\/a>\u00a0Gov. Ned Lamont signed into law on Wednesday a bill that ends religious exemptions from mandatory school vaccinations in the state. Medical exemptions from immunizations remain in effect.<\/p>\n

\u201cSerious illnesses that have been well-controlled for many decades, such as measles, tuberculosis, and whooping cough… have reemerged,\u201d Lamont said in a\u00a0statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe number of children in our state who have not received routine vaccinations has been steadily increasing, which has been mirrored by significant growth in preventable diseases across the nation,\u201d he continued.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Parents may still choose not to vaccinate their children on medical grounds, but the \u201cbill best ensures that other children and their families will not be exposed to these deadly diseases for hours each day in our schools,\u201d Lamont said.<\/p>\n

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The measure\u00a0applies to<\/a>\u00a0public and private schools, higher education institutions, and children in daycare settings.<\/p>\n

The bill was voted in the majority Democrat\u00a0Connecticut Senate<\/a>\u00a0on Tuesday and passed 22 to 14,\u00a0Hartford Courant reported<\/a>. All Republican Senators voted against it, while all but two Democrats voted for it. The new legislation will\u00a0take effect<\/a>\u00a0at the beginning of the 2022 school year.<\/p>\n

Earlier in April, the bill to eliminate the religious exemption from mandatory immunization was\u00a0approved<\/a>\u00a0by the Connecticut House of Representatives,\u00a0The CT Mirror<\/a>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n

Connecticut Senate minority leader\u00a0Kevin Kelly<\/a>\u00a0(R) was quoted as saying,\u00a0\u201cWe believe in individuals. We believe that families, mothers and fathers, know how to take care of their children. The majority Democrats believe that government knows best,\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0CT Senate Republicans wrote on Twitter on April 28.<\/p>\n