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Retired physician urges Escambia school board to oppose removing mandatory vaccines
Summary
Paula Montgomery, a retired medical doctor, urged the board during public comment to oppose plans she said would end mandatory vaccines, warning of the public-health risks of declining immunization rates and urging members to contact legislators.
During the public forum at the December meeting, Paula Montgomery — who said she was a practicing medical doctor prior to retirement — urged the board and community to oppose any effort to discontinue mandatory vaccines.
Montgomery recounted the historical harms of vaccine-preventable diseases (measles, polio, diphtheria, typhoid) and said that mandatory vaccine policies and high…
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