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Re: “California’s vaccination bill may go a bit too far,” July 4 editorial.
I object to your editorial, which was reprinted from The Washington Post. As a primary care physician with more than 40 years of experience, and a degree in public health, I strongly disagree that California is overreaching by eliminating all but medical exclusions for childhood vaccinations. Reactions to vaccinations are rare, and benefits are clear-cut. Deaths have occurred in the recent outbreak of measles in California. Public health should override purported religious objections. Others are put at risk by these exclusions.
Douglas C. Fiero, M.D.,Denver
This letter was published in the July 10 edition.
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