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94 Or. L. Rev. 1 (2015-2016)

handle is hein.journals/orglr94 and id is 1 raw text is: OREGON LAW REVIEW 2015 VOLUME 94 NUMBER 1 Articles DORIT RUBINSTEIN REISS* Herd Immunity and Immunization Policy: The Importance of Accuracy Introduction ................ : ........................ 2 I. Vaccines and the Law: Misunderstanding the State's Responsibility to Protect Children ........................................ 2 II. Getting the Science Right ...................................................... 7 A . Flaw ed Prem ises ................................................................ 7 B. The Claim That Vaccine Immunity Wanes Quickly ........ 12 C. Vaccine Failure Does Not Undermine Herd Immunity .... 14 1. Measles and Herd Immunity in the United States ...... 14 2. Varicella and Herd Immunity ................................. 17 III. Analytical Problem s ............................................................ 19 C onclusion ...................................................................................... 2 1 * Professor of Law, University of California Hastings College of Law. I am grateful to Nathan Boonstra, Rene F. Najera, Paul Offit, and Narad Trabant for their very helpful comments on previous drafts and to Megan Banta and Katelyn Phillips for excellent research assistance.