A 7-year-old cancer survivor underwent his final chemotherapy session to treat his leukemia last year, and doctors say his body is ready to withstand the measles vaccination. The boy, Rhett Krawitt, and his parents are among the many supporters of the Reed Union School District’s Board of Trustees’ vote to support legislation that could end the personal belief exemption for vaccination. Rhett vehemently pleaded with other parents in the Marin County school district to get their own kids vaccinated.

"My name is Rhett and I... give... a... damn!" he said during his impassioned speech at a school board meeting in Tiburon, Calif., this past Tuesday night. "Soon we will say, 'Gone with the measles.'"

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 121 people from 17 states were reported to have the measles between Jan. 1 and Feb. 6, 2015 following a multi-state outbreak that started at Disneyland in California. Rhett’s home of Marin County currently has California’s highest rate of personal belief exemptions — 6.5 percent among all kindergarteners, ABC7 reported. Personal belief exemptions let parents enroll their children in school without required vaccinations.

"Vaccines are safe and effective. The rate of adverse effects from vaccination is much less than the disease itself," said the bill's co-sponsor, Sen. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento).