NH GOP Moves To Erode Polio And Measles Vax Law

Mother Jones reports:

New Hampshire could soon beat Florida—known for its anti-vaccine Surgeon General—when it comes to loosening vaccine requirements. A first-in-the-nation bill that’s already passed New Hampshire’s state House, sponsored only by Republican legislators, would end the requirement for parents enrolling kids in child care to provide documentation of polio and measles vaccination.

New Hampshire would be the only state in the US to have such a law, although many states allow religious exemptions to vaccine requirements. Currently, Republicans control New Hampshire’s state House, Senate and governor’s office—but that isn’t a guarantee that the bill will be signed into law, with GOP Gov. Chris Sununu seemingly flip-flopping when it comes to disease control.

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New Hampshire’s GOP is taking a stand…against the polio vaccine.

A first of its kind bill, that’s already passed the House, could eliminate polio vaccine requirements for child care. https://t.co/drJwqQeZrw

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