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Michigan Found a Way To Reduce School Vaccine Waivers. Until It Backfired.
Michigan's efforts to reduce school vaccine waivers by requiring in-person education sessions backfired, leading to a shift to an online process in St. Clair County that increased waivers and measles outbreaks. State health officials now face challenges in low-vaccination areas.
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