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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

As RFK Jr allies hailed Mississippi’s rollback of strict school vaccine rules, whooping cough surged and a baby died

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.