US EditionChild Care Centers Protest New MT Vaccine Rules, Fearing Spread of Measles, Other Illnesses
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed as Health and Human Services Secretary in 2025 stripped the CDC's vaccine advisory committee of all 17 members and appointed eight new ones.
- Kennedy replaced the panel with members critical of COVID-19 vaccines and public health policies, despite previous promises not to alter the committee.
- Following the conclusion of the 2025 legislative session, Montana’s health and human services agency introduced new regulations that require licensed child care centers to accept children who have religious exemptions from vaccinations.
- The new rules led to rejected waiver requests from several child care providers and concern about increased vulnerability to preventable diseases like measles, which returned to Montana with 20 cases since 1990.
- These changes sparked frustration among providers and families who fear health risks for children, while the health department maintains the rules balance religious freedom with child welfare requirements.
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'Powerless and hopeless': Child care centers protest Montana vaccine rules, fearing disease spread
New rules require day care centers to open their doors to unvaccinated children whose parents say the otherwise mandatory shots violate their religious beliefs.
Helena Independent Record
Child care centers protest new MT vaccine rules, fearing spread of measles, other illnesses
New rules require day care centers to open their doors to unvaccinated children whose parents say the otherwise mandatory shots violate their religious beliefs.
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One day after he fired the Centers for Disease Control's 17-person vaccine recommendation panel, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced several replacements. The eight new members include the secretary's allies, several of whom have records of vaccine skepticism and spreading misinformation.
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