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Trump leads, and his party follows, on vaccine skepticism | CNN

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On at least 17 occasions this year , Trump has promised to cut funding to schools that mandate vaccines.

A substantial number of Republican voters now identify as vaccine skeptics.

A September 2023 poll showed a narrow majority of those voters cared more about the risks than the benefits of getting inoculated.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made opposition to vaccines a core part of his ill-fated campaign for the GOP presidential nomination.

In states such as Wyoming and Missouri , pitched primary campaigns centered on anti-vaccine themes this year .

Anti-immunization policies could take an aggressive turn under a second Trump administration.