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Legal and Policy Responses to Vaccine-Preventable Disease Outbreaks
Leila Barraza1, Dorit Reiss1, Patricia Freeman1
1Leila Barraza, J.D., M.P.H., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community, Environment, & Policy at the University of Arizona. Dorit Reiss, LL.B., Ph.D., is the James Edgar Hervey Professor of Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Patricia Freeman, J.D., M.P.H., is an Attorney at the Minnesota Department of Health.
Abstract:
Laws and policies are vital tools in preventing outbreaks and limiting the further spread of disease, but they can vary in content and implementation. This manuscript provides insight into challenges in responding to recent vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks by examining legislative changes in California, policy changes on certain university campuses, and the laws implicated in a measles outbreak in Minnesota.
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