Vaccines in general are safe and effective and they are the best defense we have against serious, preventable, and sometimes deadly contagious diseases, but like any other medicine, they do have side effects. Although, every states requires vaccinations for children going to public school, some parents are choosing not to vaccinate their children even when the scientific community successfully refuted claims about a link between vaccines and autism. Due to the skepticism about childhood immunizations and the recent rise in vaccine side effect fears and misinformation, some communities are becoming vulnerable for preventable illnesses like measles, mumps and chickenpox. Although exemptions vary from state to state, all school immunization laws
