Requests for vaccine exemption forms in July ahead of the new school year in Texas spiked 36% from 2023, The Texas Tribune reported Monday.
Given that each requester can seek exemptions for up to eight individuals, the number of children potentially covered under those requests rose from 23,231 in 2023 to 30,596 in July, according to the Tribune.
Texas schools are on pace to have the lowest vaccination rates in decades if exemption rates continue to climb. Further, beginning Sept. 1, exemption forms will be easier to come by under a new law making the forms downloadable rather than having to be mailed.
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