According to the Ohio Department of Health, about 1 in 7 Ohio five-year-olds entered Kindergarten this year unvaccinated. The speed vaccination rates are falling in Ohio puts children at risk for even more diseases, though. If Ohio creeps closer to 1 in 5 children unvaccinated, children will approach the point where they are no longer herd immune to polio. Eliminating “reasons of conscience” that allow parents to opt out of vaccination requirements for whatever reason they see fit can help protect children and their peers. These are just two examples of what the state can do to increase immunization rates and protect children from lifechanging illnesses like measles and polio.