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Should Chickenpox Vaccinations Be Required?

Item: Washington pushes to require chicken pox vaccinations /KREM2

More Info: The push comes after 14 students at Jefferson Elementary became sick with chickenpox last year, and students who had not been vaccinated for the virus were advised to stay home from school. The state wants to avoid that situation this year, but officials are having trouble crafting a program that would be sensitive to the religious and personal preferences of parents.

Question: Should school children be required to have chickenpox vaccinations?

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog