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Medical society urges removing non‑medical vaccine exemptions amid rising measles risk
Summary
The Massachusetts Medical Society told the public‑health committee that declining vaccination coverage and rising hesitancy are increasing the state's risk for measles; it urged lawmakers to close non‑medical exemptions and strengthen immunization policy.
The Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) told the Joint Committee on Public Health that declines in immunization rates and rising vaccine hesitancy pose a public‑health threat, particularly for measles.
Hugh Taylor, president of the Medical Society and a family physician, said the CDC reports thousands of measles cases nationwide and that some New England neighbors…
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