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Va.’s vaccine recommendations, requirements won’t change after Trump order, officials say

  • Charlotte Rene Woods

After President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to alter childhood vaccine guidance, Virginia’s Department of Health on Tuesday reaffirmed the state’s requirements and recommendations for all children to be vaccinated.  VDH Commissioner Dr. Cameron Webb said that Virginia families should trust the state’s decisions to be “grounded in the best available science.”  “The […]

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Losses mount for bills and lawmakers seeking to rehash pandemic disputes in South Dakota

  • Joshua Haiar

Pandemic-era political disputes may be fading in South Dakota after lawmakers who proposed COVID-19-related bills during the 2026 legislative session failed to enact their proposals, and some of the legislators who sponsored or supported the bills either lost their primary races or aren’t seeking reelection. Six pieces of failed legislation would have shielded doctors and […]