California Democrats are pushing to require vaccinations for more than a million children in the wake of the ongoing measles outbreak.
The legislation was introduced in both the House and Senate on Thursday by California Democratic Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein, along with a number of California representatives. The bill — the Head Start on Vaccinations Act — would require all children who enroll in Head Start and Early Head Start programs nationwide to be fully vaccinated.
Parents of children in Head Start programs right now would be given three months to ensure vaccines are up-to-date according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommended schedule.
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