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State House poised to eliminate religious exemptions for mandatory school immunizations
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HARTFORD After hours of debate in one of its most-contentious issues in years, the state House of Representatives on Monday was poised to approve legislation that would eliminate Connecticut’s so-called religious exemption for school children whose parents do not want them vaccinated for childhood diseases.
Illustrating an apparent split among majority Democrats, an amendment was submitted Monday to allow about 8,000 currently enrolled school kids to retain the exemption. Under the original bill, only children already-enrolled in grades seven through 12 would be allowed to remain unvaccinated.
Analysis: CT towns with lower COVID vaccine coverage voted for Trump
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You are more likely to be vaccinated if you live in a town that voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election, with a few exceptions.John Moore / Getty Images
In Connecticut, the more your town voted for Joe Biden in 2020, the likelier you and your neighbors are to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, a Hearst Connecticut Media Group review of state data shows.
In the 10 towns that voted the most for Biden, excluding cities with a population over 100,000, an average of 53 percent has had at least one dose, compared with 47.6 percent in the 10 towns that voted more for former President Donald Trump.