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‘Life-or-death consequences’: families fear rollback of school vaccine requirements under RFK Jr

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All 50 states have vaccine requirements for children entering childcare and schools.

But with Robert F Kennedy Jr.

potentially at the helm of the Department of Health and Human Services .

Kennedy has peddled baseless conspiracy theories and once said: “There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective” Experts fear a rollback of requirements, enforcements and funding.

School vaccine mandates have been around for more than a century .

Many vaccines are paid for by the federal government.

Kennedy could also request a review of all vaccines that have been previously approved by the FDA and subject them to new requirements.

The mere presence of a federal official who is skeptical or outright hostile towards vaccines gives the opposition more credibility.

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