Vaccine Exemptions for Medical Reasons Are Mostly Bogus
There are a few gray areas, but studies show that the shots are safe for virtually everyone, even those with some allergic reactions.
No medical exemption here.
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A pervasive myth floating around social media holds that lots of people can’t be vaccinated, or shouldn’t be, or are ineligible due to medical conditions. Even the mainstream media sometimes gives us that impression. A recent New York Times opinion essay, for example, proclaimed that in addition to those refusing vaccines, “…millions more, of course, are children under 12 and those disqualified by underlying health conditions.”
It’s true there are millions of children, but who are these other millions, or perhaps less than millions, disqualified for underlying health conditions? Lots of people might think they are in this group, but not because of any doctors’ orders.