Michigan Found a Way To Reduce School Vaccine Waivers. Until It Backfired. By Kate Wells June 3, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/public-health/vaccinations-school-vaccine-waivers-michigan-measles-covid-lockdowns/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9wvqnb0fsGzBeoS2XMQu3pDGqXX57PRY4H0Ish5DHmmCR2EAoCqsz6PzAW2lRK0QIbtWUfyvAIPjeB48aiHzdXZCvx5w&_hsmi=421966421&utm_content=421966421&utm_source=hs_email KFF Health News: Michigan Found A Way To Reduce School Vaccine Waivers. Until It Backfired State health officials urged parents in several counties to vaccinate babies against measles ahead of schedule this spring as cases multiplied in Michigan. The outbreaks of the highly contagious virus — which can lead to brain swelling, deafness, and death — came as parents are opting school-age kids out of vaccinations at a record-high rate. It’s a situation state officials have spent more than a decade trying to avoid. For years, they’ve been trying to make it harder for parents to send their kids to school unvaccinated. (Wells, 6/3)