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Public comments press board on fluoridation, vaccine harms and DIY septic inspections; board requests follow‑up on septic inspections
Summary
At the public‑comment period, speakers urged expanded time for fluoridation scientific presentations, raised alleged vaccine safety concerns, thanked the board for fluoridation support, and pressed Pierce County for a DIY septic inspection program; the board asked staff to gather more information on DIY septic programs.
A broad set of public commenters addressed the Washington State Board of Health during the meeting’s public‑comment period, raising concerns about community water fluoridation, COVID‑19 vaccine safety, and local septic inspection policy.
One commenter, Bill Osmundson, urged the board’s fluoridation review panel to allot more time to present a wider range of scientific studies; he criticized fluoridation as mass medication and referenced potential…
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