Measles can be prevented. Medical exemptions for vaccinations in the Olympia School District and Washington State might not be what they appear to be. On their face, these exemptions allow children who cannot be vaccinated (because of weakened immune systems, for example) to waive vaccination requirements and attend school. But, from what I’ve been able…
Month: March 2019
Where Olympia has lost population
When you think about population change in a growing region, you think of it as a constant. And, even though Olympia has been lagging behind Lacey in growth rate for the past few decades, Olympia is still on a gradual population climb. But, that population growth has not been consistently spread across the city. In fact,…