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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