REVISED 2020 EDITION!


Comprehensive, authoritative information about vaccine exemptions you can trust, from Alan Phillips, J.D., the nation's leading vaccine rights expert, based on years of legal practice experience helping clients, attorneys, legislators and activists throughout the U.S. understand the law regarding vaccine exemptions. [disclaimer]


Critical details for parents, students, immigrants, healthcare employees, parents in External link opens in new tab or windowchild custody disputes, military personnel and contractors, adoption and other agencies, attorneys and clients--virtually anyone concerned with legally avoiding vaccines under any law or company policy the United States.


Please note that exemptions for routine vaccines may not apply to emergency vaccines.


Note: For detailed information about how to write a legally sound statement of religious beliefs opposed to immunizations, see the Manuals. This applies to exemptions for employees (civilian and military), student clinical work, immigration, and daycare and school exemptions in a couple of states.


Warning: People have lost exemption rights by relying on anti-vaccine websites' exemption information. They mean well, but they don't know the law!



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