Many Ohio schools are not enforcing vaccinations for mumps, measles, polio and other diseases

David Karas, MD, FAAP, a pediatrician at the Akron Children's Pediatrics office in Wadsworth, says communicating with families about the importance of vaccines to a child's health is critical to ensuring effective vaccine rates among students.

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