As Washington pulls back on certain childhood vaccines, Michigan Democrats are pushing forward with new state rules, insisting parents need more “guidance” amid federal “confusion.”
The legislation comes as federal health policy shifts under U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose moves—including rolling back the hepatitis B shot for newborns—have alarmed Michigan health officials. nizationDemocratic lawmakers say the state must reinforce its own immunization authority to counter what they describe as “chaos and distrust” coming from Washington.
