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Trump Leads, and His Party Follows, on Vaccine Skepticism - KFF Health News

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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.

Missouri physician and Republican candidate for Congress in Missouri was accused of taking millions from pharmaceutical companies to test vaccines.

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