NEW MEXICO IS SEEING A BIG INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS GETTING VACCINATION EXEMPTIONS FOR THEIR CHILDREN. THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THE NUMBER WENT FROM JUST UNDER 11-HUNDRED-50 IN 1999 TO MORE THAN 33-HUNDRED IN 2011 … AN INCREASE OF 194 PERCENT.
THE TOP REASON FOR THE EXEMPTIONS IS "PHILOSOPHICAL" OR " PERSONAL BELIEFS." THOSE ARE NOT ALLOWED UNDER THE LAW. IN NEW MEXICO, THE EXEMPTIONS CAN ONLY BE GRANTED FOR MEDICAL OR RELIGIOUS REASONS.
