Vaccine Exemption Rates on the Rise in Southwest PA

Religious, philosophical vaccine exemptions on the rise in Southwestern Pennsylvania

Amber Manos Villella worries her daughter won’t always be protected because she cannot get all her vaccinations.

From the Next Generation Newsroom: Religious, philosophical vaccine exemptions on the rise in southwestern Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh Union Progress

Amber Manos Villella worries her daughter won’t always be protected because she cannot get all her vaccinations. Her child was among more than 2,000 school-age children in the state medically exempt from vaccines last year. Willow, 8, has juvenile idiopathic arthritis, a chronic inflammatory disease that causes pain in the joints and limits mobility. Her treatment includes taking immunosuppressant drugs, which limits her accessibility to vaccine…

Vaccine exemption rates on the rise in southwest PA

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Religious, Philosophical Vaccine Exemptions on the Rise in Southwestern Pennsylvania

AMBER MANOS VILLELLA AND HER DAUGHTER, WILLOW Amber Manos Villella worries her daughter won’t always be protected because she cannot get all her vaccinations. Her child was among more than 2,000 school-age children in the state medically exempt from vaccines last year. Willow, 8, has juvenile idiopathic arthritis, a chronic inflammatory disease that causes pain in the joints and limits mobility. Her treatment includes taking immunosuppressant dr…