As measles returns, U.S. states look to cut vaccine exemptions

State legislatures in New York, New Jersey, Oregon, Vermont, Minnesota and Iowa are looking at similar bills that would only allow exemptions from vaccinations for medical reasons as determined by the child's doctor.The United States has recorded at least 704 measles cases so far this year in outbreaks that U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar has called "completely avoidable." https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-measles/u-s-measles-outbreak-hits-completely-avoidable-25-year-hig