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As RFK Jr allies hailed Mississippi’s rollback of strict school vaccine rules, whooping cough surged and a baby died
The campaign to change the rules was years in the making, orchestrated in part by two men with close ties to US health secretary RFK Jr

TL;DR
- A campaign to change school vaccine rules was in progress for several years.
- Two individuals with close connections to US health secretary RFK Jr. were involved in orchestrating this campaign.
- Mississippi rolled back strict school vaccine rules.
- Following the rule changes, whooping cough cases increased.
- An infant died during this period.