Legislators from Texas are trying to make it easier for parents to be dismissed from children’s vaccines, because the Odra explosion continues

Texas The legislators approved the bill on simplification Vaccine The process of dismissal for students – only as the state fights the worst Odra explosion In decades.

On Sunday, the Texas Senate adopted the House 1586 act in voting 23-9. Legislation, author: rep. Lacey Hull, does not change the schedule of state vaccines, but makes it easier for parents to resign, enabling them to download online exemptions, and not a request for their mail, as reported by Texas Tribune.

Since 2003, Texas Law has allowed parents to apply for dismissals from vaccines for their children on the basis of medical, religious or diligent bases. Over the years, the demand for release increased, doubled from 45,900 in 2018 to over 93,000 in 2024.

Transfer to exemptions from vaccines comes because the state currently experiences a serious outbreak of the Odra, with 729 cases Reported From January and two confirmed deaths of children.

Supporters, including groups such as Texans to choose from vaccines, hailed the bill for victory in the field of parental rights and government performance. Meanwhile, critics, including public health supporters and vaccination partnership, warn that the Act will lead to a decrease in vaccination and growth indicators that can be prevented. They claim that easier access to layoffs is associated with current health threats, especially when the state is struggling with the ongoing crisis of the Oder.

Governor Greg Abbott now has the last word whether the bill becomes the law.