SPRINGFIELD-- Parents who cite religious objections to have their children immunized will have to get a doctor's signature confirming they've been informed of the risks.
  A new law requires parents of children entering kindergarten and those entering sixth and ninth grades to provide a Certificates of Religious Exemption.
    It will have to have the signature of a doctor to opt out of vaccine requirements.
   The number of religious exemptions reached more than 13-thousand for the 2013-2014 school year more than double since 2009.
 The Director of the State Department of Public Health says vaccines protect entire communities.
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