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npr 37d ago 020794b9… source ↗
Why is Michigan loosening its rules for parents wanting to exempt kids from vaccines?
Why is Michigan loosening its rules for parents wanting to exempt kids from vaccines? A decade ago, Michigan had high rates of parents not vaccinating their children, so it required them to attend an in-person education class to get an exemption. It worked — until things got ugly.
bluesky 37d ago 97202b1c… source ↗
Why did Michigan loosen rules for parents wanting vaccine exemptions? : NPR https://www.newsbeep.com/us/679704/ During a measles outbreak this spring in Washtenaw County in Michigan, local health of...
Why did Michigan loosen rules for parents wanting vaccine exemptions? : NPR https://www.newsbeep.com/us/679704/ During a measles outbreak this spring in Washtenaw County in Michigan, local health officials worked to contain cases…

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Michigan had high rates of parents not vaccinating their children a decade ago.
npr
Michigan required parents to attend an in-person education class to get a vaccine exemption.
npr
Local health officials in Washtenaw County, Michigan worked to contain measles cases during a spring outbreak.
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bluesky “Why did Michigan loosen rules for parents wanting vaccine exemptions?” → Michigan loosened rules for parents wanting vaccine exemptions.
npr “Why is Michigan loosening its rules for parents wanting to exempt kids from vaccines?” → Michigan is loosening its rules for parents wanting to exempt kids from vaccines.
npr “so it required them to attend an in-person education class to get an exemption. It worked — until things got ugly.” → Michigan required parents to attend an in-person education class to get an exemption.

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