Protesters rally in Boston against mandatory flu shots for students
The northeastern state of Massachusetts became on August 19 the first in the United States to add seasonal flu shots to a list of mandatory vaccines for students, though exemptions are granted for religious or health reasons.
Demonstrators opposed to the new rule, who gathered peacefully Sunday outside the State House, denounced what they called an assault on their individual rights. "I'm strongly against the proposed vaccination and mandated anything. It should be a parent's choice whether to vaccinate their kids, especially for the flu shot, which is not even safe, necessary or effective," she told AFP.
Several senior US government health officials including Robert Redfield, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have urged Americans to get seasonal flu shots this year.
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