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Cowlitz County health board members debate state bill they say would curtail local vaccine authority
Summary
COWLITZ COUNTY, Wash. — Members of the Cowlitz County Board of Health spent a large portion of their March 25 meeting discussing House Bill 1531, a state-level proposal that several board members and public speakers said would limit the board’s ability to set local policy on vaccines.
COWLITZ COUNTY, Wash. — Members of the Cowlitz County Board of Health spent a large portion of their March 25 meeting discussing House Bill 1531, a state-level proposal that several board members and public speakers said would limit the board’s ability to set local policy on vaccines.
Board discussion and public comment centered on whether HB 1531, as described during the meeting, would require local health officials to “promote vaccines” and prevent local jurisdictions from adopting measures that would prohibit or restrict vaccine administration. Commissioner Raider said the bill "will take out the teeth of all local boards of health," and urged the board to consider the implications for county authority.
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