Ottawa County board tells health department to advertise child vaccine waivers

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI — In a meeting filled with impassioned public comments about whether vaccines are safe for children, the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution Tuesday, Aug. 22, that asks the county health department to advertise childhood vaccine waivers.

The resolution, passed in a 9-2 vote, recommends that all Ottawa County health department communications to the public about vaccines for schoolchildren include information about the availability of exemption waivers.

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