The divide between pro- and anti-vaccine states is widening Vaccine federalism means children’s health depends on geography

https://www.statnews.com/2026/01/12/vaccine-policy-fractures-children-unequal-risk/ By Richard Hughes IV and Lawrence O. GostinJan. 12, 2026 Hughes is a partner with the law firm Epstein Becker Green and a professorial lecturer in law at the George Washington University Law School. Gostin is distinguished professor of global health Law at the O’Neill Institute, Georgetown University Law Center.