Vaccine experts are concerned about a growing number of parents obtaining conscientious exemptions to keep their children from receiving recommended vaccinations. The percentage of Galveston County children with an exemption on file has risen from 0.53 percent in 2010 to 1.19 percent this last school year. UTMB’s Matthew Hay says, “Comparing the severity of illnesses vaccines prevent over the minuscule change of an adverse reaction from a population standpoint is not even close.” [Please see the attached file for the full text of the story.]