Abstract
Recent outbreaks of vaccinepreventable diseases in the United States have renewed public discourse about state vaccine mandates for children entering schools. With acknowledgment of the challenge of eliminating religious and philosophical exemptions in most states, some have proposed instead to impose additional administrative burdens for parents seeking such exemptions. We review the use of taxes, fines, and fees as financial disincentives in public health. We argue that adding processing fees to a comprehensive set of administrative requirements for obtaining exemptions will avoid the use of taxpayer funding for exemption processing and will help tilt the balance of convenience in favor of vaccination.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 269-270 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | American journal of public health |
Volume | 106 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health