Abolish the vaccine religious exemption

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VACCINES SAVE LIVES. Never has this been more evident than in the last year. Since the spring of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has claimed more than 15,000 lives in Massachusetts alone and is a leading cause of death in the United States. With the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines in Massachusetts, we have seen our rates of COVID-19-related hospitalizations and deaths drop dramatically. Preventing future outbreaks and pandemics is critical to protecting the health and economic well-being of our state. This is why it is crucial that we pass H. 2411, an Act Relative to Vaccines and Preventing Future Disease Outbreaks, which eliminates the non-medical (religious) exemption for vaccine requirements for schools.