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Health department looks for ways to boost child vaccination rates

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//October 23, 2018//

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Health department looks for ways to boost child vaccination rates

Health department looks for ways to boost child vaccination rates

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//October 23, 2018//

State health officials are looking for new ways to boost Arizona’s sagging rate of vaccination of children after scrapping a pilot program aimed at parents who opted their youngsters out....

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Tags: Cara Christ, medical, opt out, rejection rate, Colby Bower, exemption, immunizations, child vaccinations, herd immunity, schools, Kindergarten, parents, Arizona Department of Health Services, religious

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