State Information

All States have a Medical Exemption. In addition, all States have a Religious Exemption except Mississipi and West Virginia, although many Religious Exemptions are written broadly . Finally, States with a (*) have a Philosophical Exemption. Please read the VIA Disclaimer.

However, the laws constantly change, visit FindLaw or WashLaw Web to get the current immunization requirements for your state. Also, the following page gives more information on Vaccine Exemptions.

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona*
Arkansas
California*
Colorado*
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho*
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana*
Maine *
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan*

Minnesota*

Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico *
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio *
Oklahoma *
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas*
Utah *
Vermont*
Virginia
Washington*
Washington,DC
West Virginia
Wisconsin*
 

Wyoming

Puerto Rico

Guam