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Fearing Medicaid coverage loss, some parents rush to vaccinate their kids

Fearing Medicaid coverage loss, some parents rush to vaccinate their kids

Vaccines Children’s health Health care policy Federal agencies See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link For two decades, Washington, D.C., pediatrician Lanre Falusi has counseled parents about vaccine safety, side effects, and timing. But this year, she said, the conversations have changed. “For the first time, I’m having parents of newborns ask me if their baby will still be able …

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Fearing coverage could change, some parents rush to vaccinate their kids : Shots

Fearing coverage could change, some parents rush to vaccinate their kids : Shots

Xerius Jackson, age 7, gets an MMR vaccine at a clinic in Lubbock, Texas, on March 1, two months into a multistate outbreak of measles that began in January. During this time, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made changes to how the federal government assesses vaccine recommendations. Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jan …

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