
As a Pediatrician, I Know School Vaccine Mandates Work. Undoing Them Would Be Devastating
As a pediatrician, I’ve seen vaccine mandates at their best. Few public health measures are as effective at ensuring widespread immunization — and thereby reducing preventable illnesses — than requiring children to be vaccinated before starting school. Yet vaccine mandates, once broadly accepted, have recently become a political flashpoint, with leaders questioning the need for…