Texas lawmakers have acknowledged a bill that would facilitate parents to cancel the vaccination of their children, despite the outbreak of the current measles in West Texas.
The draft law – HB 1586 – Parents will allow and fill a model available on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website of the Ministry of Health in Texas to exempt their children from all the vaccinations required to attend public schools.
Under the current state law, a person who demands an exemption from the required vaccinations must submit a written request to the administration requesting a written model. Then they complete a written certificate in the form and reveal the reason for the exemption, according to the Texas Law.
Republicans have argued that it simplifies this process, and provides money, while the Democrats argued that it may reduce immunity – especially during the continuous outbreak of measles.
“This will provide taxpayer dollars in printing and post, increasing government efficiency, ensuring that children are registered at the school on time, and ensuring their right to their primary right to education.” He said on social media After the house passes.
Democratic MP John Bryant He said on social media“This session, more than ten bills were provided to weaken the states of vaccines, enhance immunization exemptions, and eliminate reporting requirements. Only last month, the unjust child died from the outbreak of measles in Texas … The spread of misleading information led to preventive deaths and harm our public health.
In addition to measles, Bryant was also martyred with the previous benefits of polio vaccination, and recently, Covid-19.
On February 27, 2025, the file image, a member of the medical staff, runs a dose of measles vaccine for a child in Lubok, Texas.
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As of Tuesday, there were 729 confirmed cases of measles in Texas – primarily in West Texas – according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
There was a death in Texas among children of school age, according to the administration.
The best way to prevent the disease is to fortify with two doses of a measles vaccine, with two doses of a mmr vaccine that prevents more than 97 % of measles infections, according to the administration.
Parents or individuals who ask for exemption must sign a document saying they understand “the benefits, risks of vaccinations, benefits and risk of immunization,” says the bill.
To become a law, the draft law – issued in the Senate on Sunday, must sign 11 days after the House of Representatives – by the governor of Texas Greg Abbott. It will be an effective in effect from the academic year 2025-2026, according to the draft law.
ABC News continued to comment on whether the ruler is planning to sign the bill.
The current law requires the administration to maintain a record of the total number of written statement forms sent each year and to provide this information to the legislative body.
On April 23, 2025, Governor Greg Abbott speaks during the signing of an invoice in Capitol in the state in Austin, Texas.
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The proposed draft law will allow the administration to maintain a record of the total number of times that the form has been reached or requested online, but it is no longer required.
The measles infections in the United States have exceeded 1000 cases, according to the latest data from the diseases and prevention control centers.
On February 27, 2025, the file image indicates that the road is signed by the measles test in the parking lot in the Siminol Hospital area against the Wigwam Stadium, in Seminole, Texas.
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The total number of cases for this year is the second highest number of cases in 25 years, according to the data of the Disease Control Center.
About 96 % of measles are among those who have not been vaccinated or unknown vaccination, according to the data of the Disease Control Center.
At least three deaths have been confirmed this year – two children and one of the adults – all of whom are not imprisoned.
