Connecticut Senate votes to eliminate religious exemption
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The Connecticut State Senate is voting on legislation to eliminate the religious exemption for required vaccinations for schoolchildren, Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Hartford, Conn. A group is rallying led by the Health Choice 4 Action Connecticut lobbyist organization. (Mark Mirko/Hartford Courant via AP)Mark Mirko/AP
Connecticut is poised to end a long-standing religious exemption from immunization requirements for schools, a move that led to protests outside the state Capitol where people are trying to stop final legislative passage of one of the most contentious bills of the session.
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Heated debate and passionate rallies expected ahead of Senate vote to repeal religious exemption
The bill passed the house in favor 90 to 53. As the Senate vote approaches, rallies on both sides of the debate are being planned. Author: Dave Puglisi Updated: 10:50 PM EDT April 26, 2021
HARTFORD, Conn. On Tuesday, the State Senate will be voting on the highly discussed repeal of religious exemption for vaccines. The bill passed the house in favor 90 to 53. As the Senate vote approaches, rallies on both sides of the debate are being planned. There is no emergency so there is no legitimate reason for the government to be taking away a fundamental right to an education for students, said Brian Festa.
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Lessons learned: Education is not enough to combat anti-vaccine propaganda
Anti-vax protestors outside the State Capitol.
The Connecticut House of Representatives just passed legislation to end the religious exemption for the school vaccination requirement ( HB6423). The Connecticut state Senate must act quickly to do the same. If passed, Connecticut would require medically able school children to receive vaccines as recommended by the CDC.
Opponents argue Connecticut should pursue education to voluntarily increase vaccination rates. We support education, but not as a substitution for school vaccine requirements. Connecticut has already pursued education to no avail. In truth, even the most aggressive education campaign is no match for the anti-vaccination propaganda playbook machine.