Oklahoma State Department of Health wants to change administrative rule Title 310, Chapter 535, which would remove an educational requirement for parents who want to refuse vaccines for their children, even if the children are enrolled in Oklahoma schools or childcare centers.

The education requirement was put in place in 2020, but implementation was delayed due to the pandemic.

There has been an increase in vaccine exemptions in Oklahoma in recent years. The number of approved vaccination exemptions increased by more than 60% from 877 in 2014 to 1,434 in 2019, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).