OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

June 30, 2015

To the Members of the California State Senate:

SB 277 has occasioned widespread interest and controversy with both proponents and
opponents expressing their positions with eloquence and sincerity. After carefully
reviewing the materials and arguments that have been presented, I have decided to sign
this bill.

The science is clear that vaccines dramatically protect children against a number of
infectious and dangerous diseases. While it?s true that no medical intervention is without
risk, the evidence shows that immunization powerfully bene?ts and protects the
community.

The Legislature, after considerable debate, speci?cally amended SB 277, to exempt a
child from immunizations whenever the child?s physician concludes that there are
?circumstances, including but not limited to, family medical history, for which the
physician does not recommend 

Thus, SB 277, while requiring that school children be vaccinated, explicitly provides an
exception when a physician believes that circumstances in the judgement and sound
discretion of the physician so warrant.

Sincerely,

8M @404

Edmund G. Brown Jr.

GOVERNOR EDMUND G. I SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95814 (916) 445-2841