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Social media networks and online research skills give some younger people an edge, even as older people overall face higher risk of hospitalization and death.
Republican state lawmakers were vocal in their criticisms, saying the Cuomo administration was unprepared.
The ruling from State Supreme Court Justice Daniel Doyle rejected claims that eliminating the exemptions was an unconstitutional infringement on religious rights.
In Finger Lakes Mennonite communities, families have taken full advantage of the religious exemption for years.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill passed by the Legislature Thursday, amid a “health crisis.” The measure also eliminates other nonmedical exemptions for schoolchildren.
Two teenagers, who are not vaccinated because of religious beliefs, were kicked out of school. Now their mother is suing the school district.
New rules for school vaccines in New York take effect September 1. The updates impact students entering kindergarten through seventh grade. The major change is that kindergarteners need to have all their shots done before they start school. Previously, they could be part-way through the set of vaccines for four- to six-year-olds and still go to class. The update also changes requirements for three vaccines that older kids get.