State must close the loophole that permits unvaccinated children into schools
Boston Globe, May 6, 2022
Vargas’s bill is a referendum on science and the consensus opinion of modern medical practice and public health. The first priority of any elected official is to ensure public health. We have done this with laws requiring seat belts, car seats, bike helmets, and hands-free cell phone use. After all the passion and rhetoric are filtered out, strengthening vaccination rules are a reflection of our most fundamental responsibilities to protect children and the people who teach them every day.
Introducing Massachusetts Families for Vaccines!
April 18, 2022
Massachusetts Families for Vaccines is a volunteer-led, grassroots network of parents and family members dedicated to advocating for public health and evidence-based public policy and promoting immunizations for healthier kids and communities.
We are looking forward to working with you as we fight anti-vaccine legislation in Massachusetts this session and as we work to maintain strong, evidence-based vaccine policy in the future.
Abolish the vaccine religious exemption
Commonwealth Magazine, August 22, 2022
It is imperative that we pass H.2411 and close this dangerous loophole that parents are using to keep their kids unvaccinated. We must protect the most vulnerable among us and those who have true medical exemptions to vaccines. This bill is an important step to achieving a fully vaccinated community. Parents and children have a right to an education where they know they are protected from infectious diseases. While Massachusetts would not be the first, we can be a national leader in smart vaccine policies that protect our children and vulnerable communities.