Connecticut Ends Religious Vaccine Exemptions for Students

Connecticut Ends Religious Vaccine Exemptions for Students
A nurse practitioner administers a vaccine to a woman at a CVS pharmacy in Key Biscayne, Fla., on Sept. 3, 2020. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Ella Kietlinska
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed into law on Wednesday a bill that ends religious exemptions from mandatory school vaccinations in the state. Medical exemptions from immunizations remain in effect.

“Serious illnesses that have been well-controlled for many decades, such as measles, tuberculosis, and whooping cough ... have reemerged,” Lamont said in a statement.
Ella Kietlinska
Ella Kietlinska
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Ella Kietlinska is an Epoch Times reporter covering U.S. and world politics.
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