After the state of Florida announced it would remove vaccine mandates, many health officials raised concerns.
The move has caused some to worry that other states, including Arizona, will also change their vaccine mandates.
Ashley Chambers is a spokesperson for Arizona Families for Vaccines.
“Vaccines save lives, and they are so important to protect everybody and especially for our newborn babies and our infants and our toddlers, people going through cancer treatment,” she said.
Chambers says the shots are important for building herd immunity and the state already allows parents to opt their children out of immunizations.
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Rep. Andy Biggs released a list of health policy commitments in his campaign for Arizona governor. Public health experts say proposals to loosen vaccine requirements could have dangerous consequences. -
In Arizona, more than 10.5% of kindergartners had an exemption from mandatory school vaccines, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Will Humble with the Arizona Public Health Association says the order may be an effort to help push Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s changes in vaccine schedules that have been blocked in courts. -
Measles continues to spread in Arizona and as kids are heading back to school, most classrooms across the state have immunization rates below the level recommended to prevent an outbreak. -
Pinal and Maricopa counties confirmed new cases this week. And Yavapai County on Wednesday confirmed its first measles case of 2026.
